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Does Running to cool of operating temps hurt engine's in any way?
Curantly my car has a stroker 493 that only gets to 165 in cool 45 deg weather.
In the hot days of summer she runs 175 unless driven long distance at highway speeds of 60 to 70 mph then i have seen 195.
She is using some oil and i don't have a valley tin .
I am using the Indy valley cover .
Last summer pulled the intake and it was full of oil .
Not sure where it was coming from i thought it might be the Mopar Performance valve covers because the baffles are not that great in side the cast aluminum covers .
I went so far as to make my own baffles to try get less oil sucked in through the pcv valve. running a MP breather on one side and pcv on the other.
What would be my next step ?
She seems to be using about a quart every 50 to 100 miles but does not foul plugs weird. runs good and has great power .
Any ideas?

Start by running it at idle. With the PCV hooked up, remove the breather on the other valve cover and plug the hole with your hand / finger. You should feel a slight vacuum. If not and you feel pressure, the PCV is not working or you have an excessive amount of blow-by. Also look at the inside of the PCV hose. If it is wet with oil, it may not be shielded proper with those valve covers of blow-by issue again. Only other way oil can get in to the intake runners ( "intake full of oil" )is a bad seal between the heads and intake manifold. You could also try running it without the PCV ( vent both sides ) and see if your oil consumption goes away. Don't think cold engine operating temp has much to do with above - not a qt every 100 miles anyway.

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