I agree, Lykan. It wasn't easy keeping the temp there, it always wanted to run hotter, but 285 maximum is what the LHS told me when I got it. After I got used to it, good performance and a trail of smoke is what I went for, and that usually put it at 295 to 300.
I never had a problem with it, and it was still running strong when I retired it and upgraded to the 2.5.