Anyone run an intake without heat crossover in winter?

When I th the factory qjet on the stock motor, the choke never worked properly since element was toasted. Starting it at below zero temps just took a few extra pumps of the pedal. I guess basically, I'm wondering if having an intake without the heat crossover will make the engine take a lot longer to warm up. In gettin old and like how that old Dodge warms up REAL quick! Run a 180 tstat and a radiator out of a 1 ton newer model truck. It warms up REAL quick, but you can play in the mud or snow all day and it'll only run about 185, but that heater works great. Just wondering if not having the heat crossover will affect this or make the carb think the engines cold when temps are below zero