You should always consider adding an oil cooler, run 70 weight oil in the winter and switch back to 50 or 60 in the summer. You can also add a temp gauge. Don´t set the idle too low! That "POTATOE POTATOE" sound, sounds real cool when you´re idling in traffic, but it´s hell on the engine!
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