Low Temp Thermostat whos using one?? Options

[95st-celica]

We'll i just picked up a 170 Degree low temp. thermostat for my 3s. I was wondering if anyone else was using one and how they liked it. I bought the Gates 170 Degree Thermostat, looks like a quality thermostat, hopefully i can put it in tomorrow, but i wanted to post up on here first and see who was using one and how they liked it. not just the 3sgte but the 5s, 7a, any motor.

[domyz]

Just picked that in one of my old threads:

The TRD thermostat lower engine temp by 20degreesF and transfer the temp into the radiator. This has the effect to cancel a little the fact that this is reducing engine bay heat, because the hot air draws back into the engine bay, but it is not a major problem, or major cause why the intake is so hot on the 3sgte (I have a power fc to monitor it).
The more important point is that reduce conduction and radiant heat on cold intercooler pipe and intake manifold, so it DOES reduce intake manifold air temperature which the primary heat source is metal to metal contact with the engine...
it doesn't reduce engine bay convection heat (average temperature ambient air in engine isn't lower)
it improve heat absorbtion into the combustion chamber because of the greater difference of temps between hot gases and coolant
it also improve conduction heat transfer between turbine and coolant, which is very good for a ceramic turbine...