Yeah... I am looking at getting a 180* t-stat for the car depending on how much it is. I'd like to do Intake and exhaust by the end of the summer cause I think this exhaust might be on the way out. Even if it isn't, I'll tell myself that to justify a new one. I will have to let the car idle when I go home this weekend. I never let it get past 220* when I had it, so it might kick on then. I won't be driving it this week due to a sticking passenger caliper... Don't need to burn it up.

a 195 stat opens @ 195, but it doesn't immeadiatly stop the temp rising.

220 is normal for all SSEi'* i've been around, or read about here.

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Plus the 3800'* are just really hot running engines anyways. The key is to avoid the heat soak. I have a 180* stat in my car, and I get the same temps.