I had problems with my car running too cold so i decided to replace the thermostat and my hoses were leaking so i replaced them. When i was starting this i fould my radiator to be all plugged up on the bottom so i bought the auto zone heavy duty 3core one for 120 bucks. I put in the 180 deg thermostat and it runs in the middle of the normal range all the time now (stock gauge with new sender). i wanna get an autometer gauge in the future to see the real number but i have neverh ad any overheating problems although my car is just a little less modified than yours
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