Running without a thermostat ok?

well.....in the 50's/60's people would regularly remove the stat for the summer. Mainly a stat restricts waterflow to enable an engine to heat up quicker so as to get heat sooner out of the heater core. But...with a high flow pump..it can flow too fast for it to cool properly. I run a 160 stat with a small hole in the stat. Works for my hemi in hot weather