krissly1, that port I'm talking about is on the MANIFOLD, just inboard of carb. And yes you should have one port on your 1 bbl for your vaccuum advance to distributor. You can leave the port outboard of carb (the one in pic on other post) connected to PCV as that's where it's supposed to go. There should be one more port on the intake which is/was for a brake booster. You should be able to hook your wipers to that.
Oh yeah, horsepower. I guess it depends on the power you're going for. If you've got a lead foot and want 350 hp to get your buggy going, then building your 292 is probably not a cost effective option. If you're looking for a good, solid, EASY TO WORK ON daily driver with some pep to it, then your 292 will get you there. I think you can fairly easily get 200 hp. Supposedly, a stock 292 put out 165hp (according to 1963 shop manual). My wife's van is around 180 hp and I can keep up with her. If I had a nice, smooth shifting 700R4 instead of that slow shifting SM420 4 spd, I think I'd be a little faster!
