Well I'm told by my girlfriend's dad that I can build this 292 to 300hp for 1000 dollars said and done. He's a mechanic and gets cost on the parts he buys. A 300 HP 292 would be something very unique and not done by many before. Like you said, every body and their brother is building a 350 and dropping it in. No one really does 292...He also runs a machine shop and said that I should talk to the machinist to see if i can bore the 292 to a 310, a 310 inline 6 would be very nice...Definite answer, worth the time and money to do it, YES or NO?