360 is still running hot

Straightline - I used two gauges and a thermal gun. Gun was touchy.

Reason I say about the gauge, if the fans are coming on and going off at odd times, seems there's a bit of discrepancy.

Assumption is yes, the fan will always run cause realistically you wont see 165* on a cruise except for initial warm-up or cool down. May be a good idea to test 2 or 3 tstats to find a good medium, they are cheap and seems you may have a few on hand. 160 is too low in my opinion, I would start with 180 and go to 195.

I think you have a good combination from the pictures, so it should work.

Also, some issues I have had are leaning out and timing. Both help contribute to heat creep in my BB. Are you tuned up well?

I am just trying to throw ideas out which are low cost.

Are these set up as pushers or pullers? have you tested both?

Other issue I have had are:
What kind of headers? are they coated? is there good under hood airflow.

My early exhaust/headers where restrictive and contributed to heat soaking the engine and bay. Once I changed to a better system - I had a lot of cooling improvements. Cracking my hood helped a lot during this time also, so I figured airflow is a huge issue for me. These are just my ramblings and thoughts.