raise preflop. Mix it up why not? It isnt a standard play, but its the sort of thing i raise and hope to flop something nice.
I cant se how playing the hand in this fashion with that kicker is +ev unless you catch as you do. Think of the preflop hands that beat you. JT QJ KJ.
Over a long period of time this play is going to lose money not make it.
You're making a bad play both positionally and hand wise. Its ugly to say the least. Raising the pot preflop its fair enough, opp may call you down with a PP and think you missed the flop. But J8s as a tp hand from ep in an unraised pot cant be good often once you get called through two streets.