Where did I go wrong? Other than being a cheap ***

put a methanol 750 carb on it, dont let anybody tell you that your compression is too low either for it, if your using a stock intake be sure the heat crossovers are blocked till you get a good intake yo put on it, lock the dist. @ 38-40btdc, later on put a small solid cam and springs in it. btw did you use a file to fit piston ring ? these type engines are ran all the time on oval tracks and run descent for what they are.