LOL I too have a collection of old magazines and I`ve learned that I have to be careful NOT to rely on the old info that is in them...I have trouble throwing them away too. ( they are like old friends)
I'm in your neighborhood and run 12 oh's all day with stock stroke, 60 over, box stock (except springs) performer RPM heads and the right cam. Seen 11.96 and I believe there is more to be had with suspension tuning. I built the engine in 2002 and haven't been nice to it once. My car still has a heater and four seats for what it's worth.