Thermostat issues and overheating

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I have a heavily modified 2019 Tahoe. It has a fully built motor and a supercharger. Because of this I have a 160 degree thermostat to keep things cool. The problem is that the 160 degree thermostats that I’ve bought have not been reliable at all. Most of them last a few months and then will fail. When I pull them out I can see the wax leaked out.

My question is, would I be ok just deleting the thermostat and have the coolant always flowing? Or could someone recommend to me a good quality cooler thermostat?

This is the one I’ve been using and it’s failed on my three times now all within about 3 months of each other.
 

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