The car ran low 8's back in the 90's. Right now, my mini van can give it a run for the money. It needs some love. It has been sitting for years in a car collectors garage. The previous owner had the engine freshened. The engine builder had a chubby telling him all about the engine. He explained they did something to keep oil up on the top end, just like you mentioned. I looked in the tunnel ram ports and you can see it is port matched to the heads and it looks like extensive porting was done to the heads. I am keeping the tunnel ram but the carbs were just...crap!! They will be completely rebuilt or changed. I have the number for the engine shop that recently freshened the engine. I am calling tomorrow.