Plumbing coolant to center freeze plug

I think the better choise would be to plumb the passages from the back of the intake to the thermostat housing like the circle track guys do. The exhaust valves won't get much of a burst from the block jackets, at least IMO. An oil cooler would be more beneficial overall.

I have the intake plumbed from the back of the head to the t stat and i have an external oil cooler aswell. Also this is a magnum block so the front coolant passage on the deck surface is non existent.