i didnt have a thermostat in my stroked 340 and it wanted to get hot. so i but a 195 stat in it with a whole drilled on either side of it.this doesnt seem to have changed anything. should i take the center out of the stat? go with a cooler stat? im planning on getting my rad checked to make shure it isnt blocked. it will run at about 200-205 cruzing, but as soon as i stop at a light or slow in town traffic it goes to 210 easy. it HAS been very warm here lately, but my buddies 318 has been running around 160-180. what u guys think i should do?