Dead cylinder on new engine ( what in the he// happened? )

Um, sorry.
Ignition boxes can't count.
They fire when the box is triggered, that's it.

THIS is true. There is no 6 and 8 "box." The distributor is what "does" that

Are you running the six pack like in the photobucket pictures?

Why is the vent for the center carb hooked up to intake manifold vacuum? It should vent to atmospheric pressure, not vacuum.

HOLY CRAP you gotta good eye. And look at that PCV layin' over there not hooked up...............but it may have been changed in the other photos?