Yep a moron.
If I had the misfortune of buying a car like that I would yank the engine. I'd send the head out to be hot tanked and gone through, and pull the oil pan off and replace the pump and go through the bottom end.
That motor is pretty much shot or at best on borrowed time.
I just read the thread and find it amazing that they are more interesting in stupid cosmetic mods than the engine.