so I got the new thermostat in, and its still overheating. I think maybe a seal somewhere on it is bad, maybe the thermostat seal itself. When it starts overheating, it starts smoking from what looks like a combination of there and my open cat exhaust. I've got a couple videos, I'll post em in a bit, I gotta go to school though
Edit:
I talked to one of my teachers, and he mentioned making sure that there's no air in my cooling system, because that could hold up the coolant and keep my motor from cooling off, so I'm gonna try that tomorrow morning. I also noticed that my head is leaking oil around the vtec solenoid, so I guess its time to make a new gasket.