[Nuke427]

Steve, don't misunderstand me either. My main objective was to explain my point of view on a "cold" engine. It's well known a cold motor puts out more power but that's due to a cold motor can't heat up the intake air so it's freakin' cold and a lot more dense so there's a ton of O2 in it to burn. You want your block to be nice and warm. I know the "problem" people always talk about with old V-8's is the overheating. But if you don't get your car up to normal operating temperature which I consider to be 170+, I wouldn't be abusing it. Why do you think they make thermostats? To heat the motor up, not to cool it down. If it was for cooling, there wouldn't be one.