Am I worrying needlessly about engine temp?

[Meir]

Let me share my personal experience.
First Porsche- 01 boxster S. 3.2L engine, with center radiator from factory. Installed low temp stat.
Second Porsche- 99 Boxster base. 2.5L engine. No 3rd rad, no low temp stat.
Current Porsche- 02 Carrera. 3.6L engine. No 3rd rad, no low temp stat.
Go figure out why the 3.2 comes with extra cooling and the larger 3.6 don’t.
Anyway, in all three cars, the needle was always between the 8 and the zero on normal driving, or right of the zero on traffic.
You have nothing to worry about.
BTW, a low temp stat is good to have, although it is not going to affect the operating temperature of your engine. It’s just going to start the cooling cycle sooner, preventing hot spot at the no1 cylinder, and will get the engine to operating temperature faster.