Mine puts a lot of oil up top. Charlies pan with IJ crank scraper and a screen baffle in the pan. The dipstick is calibrated for whats in the pan, not the engine itself. It has been run with as little as 6.5qts in the pan. But the pressure will bobble on a hard shutdown at the stripe. With 7-8 qts there are zero issues. It also has a Master-Lube accumulator. But it is used mainly for start up.
Doug