Don't be sad, that's a good motor and you can make it look a lot like a 216 if you want, but it will serve you well. You can get dual everything for this motor, only factory dual exhaust was for the '53 and 54 Corvette 235s.
Check out
www.patricksantiquecars.com online catalog, lots of good info on your motor as well as add on speed goodies.
Best of luck
Jim
