I don't know about the temp issue but my 08 was bogging at around 8k RPM. Turned out to be a fuel pump/filter issue. Pulled out the assembly and the filter was trashed. I went ahead and rebuilt the entire assembly (pump, filter and pressure regulator) which solved the problem.
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