I'm 99% sure I fixed the problem. I went to remove the air cleaner assembly and when I flipped it upside down, I noticed scratches on the side with the manual choke. I looked at the choke and it was barely half open. I went to the driver's seat and pushed my manual choke cable and came back to find that it didn't move nor did it have the power to fully open the choke. So, I removed it and started the car up. I let it warm up for a bit and man... it felt like an all new car! I took it for a cruise up a hill, merged on the freeway, and even did a WOT pull. That stupid cable was probably the reason why I felt like it was running rich (smelled like gas) and getting 6-8 mpg.
