running hot

moparlover said
motor oil is designed to operate at 180+ so by removing the thermostat you reduce the lubrication. look it up if you doubt that.

for the thread starter... get a 180 thermostat, an HV water pump setup, a rebuilt radiator that doesnt have a bunch of sediment in the tubes, you will be good to go. get a water pump from hughes or mancini, for a radiator get a rebuilt/mopar one from radiators.com or someplace inexpensive. whatever size radiator you have now so that your shroud fits.

a clean radiator + good water pump = works wonders

Don't believe everything you read. Motor oil protects at all temps, its very cold and very hot temps that are no good. Oh sure the engine will burn more fuel running 160 vs 180. By the way my engine runs around 175 with no thermo in the summer heat.

Is the media gonna to tell all these folks that their $40,000 car would be better off running cooler, heck no. It does get better mileage and emissions, why new engines run so hot. Engines last longer cause of overdrive and less rpm's

Look at the semi rigs, they use no thermostat, they cover their grills in cold weather. I sometimes stick cardboard over the rad on cooler days if its got no thermostat. Those rigs last 500,000 miles

I will agree a new rad and a shroud is the best but $$$ its cheaper for me just to remove the thermostat and spend $$$ on more fuel, lol