this is why noone searches.. its so hard to find information without a argument or a flamefest..
me personally i changed my thermostat, and i forgot to put the splashshield back on, and i dont know if it was the thermostat, or the lack of splashield, but my coolant temps are alot cooler. i dont know if anyone on here has tried the phenolic spacers i used them on my INtake mnifold on the v6 2.6 in my protege..
work well
http://www.outlawengineering.com/tech.html 
