My car has been running at around 220º lately and will drop to around 180º sometimes. Is this normal or is this harming my engine? Would a lower temperature reading be benificial? What are easy way to lower the temperature?

 

220 is normal in traffic. Sounds normal to me. You could get a 180 stat and fan switch and it would run cooler and might give you a slight gain in power.

 

i pretty much mave the same car as u and mine runs about 180* if i run it hard it goes to 220* or so. before i put my center air deflector on it ran around 220* all the time. if ur air deflector fell off u should go get a new one from pontiac its like $25 if i remember.

 

my fan stoped working yesterday talk about hot 260* it wouldnt cool below 235 or so.

 

220* is normal when driving around the city. Put a low thermostat (180*), run some RedLine water wetter, and get a fan switch that turns on at a lower temp, or you can just wire up a manual fan switch, very cheap and easy. i just made mine this past weekend and it works great.