SMorris

Holy moly!

One more, just so Comedian can see the new wheel colour.

New wheel colour deserved a quick pic!

Yeah, similar. On a long run can get into mid to high 30's.

Impressive, I have a mixed commute which gives just shy of 26mpg - which I already thought was pretty good given eco is turned off (don't see the point, nor does it seem to do much). That 26mpg is about 1mpg better than my old ISF, and only about 3mpg worse than an A45 AMG I had. 28+ is remarkable

My average hasn't gone down since the mod, if it helps.

Not sure, I guess it depends how much air passes through the engine bay, and how much it warms up. I take your point though.

That's only a 5mm error on a phone screen. 🤔

I think it's about 3800rpm

No, but I'm an aerodynsmicist so I could have. 😁

I did. 😁 I'm not worried about heat soak, at the end of the day at high revs when the engine is under maximum load and needs more air that flap is open anyway, and if you are driving rather spiritedly it will be open all the time. Therefore, at low revs, I don't see how that would ever be an issue . Similar for the ECU, it's no different than having a hi-flow filter in there. I was worried it might throw a warning light, but no, seems totally fine.

I'd guess to be more aligned to the Lexus ethos of comfy cruiser at low revs, sporty GT at high revs. I did the mod a few months ago (though with a proper vacuum cap, not a pencil!), can't notice any loss of power or pickup at low revs but it does sound nicer on-throttle.

Yeah, pretty sure you're right. The grille on the RC300 has an LED light in it, so definitely won't fit my F.

Good point! Will ask.

Ooh, I really like that. Mines in Cheltenham for service, wheel refurb and some bits and pieces in a week's time, I'm very tempted to add the black edition window surrounds at least........and maybe the grille too!

Couldn't resist parking next to the Quadrifoglio at the shopping centre this morning........

I used to own a bright red Alfa 147GTA, since then I'd never really had the urge for another red car. In fact, when I got the RCF, red wasn't even on my list of options until I saw one. The sonic red (though a pain to maintain) is, in my opinion at least, awesome looking in the sunshine - way better than it looks in pictures. That said, I don't really get it on a carbon. I find the marked contrast to the bonnet a bit jarring. A grey one though, that looks pretty sweet, but to each his own!

So it's bound to be a turbo, but V6 or V8?

Not loving the wing.

It's not perfect, but it's a decent enough match.

I got a 'road rash' kit from Chipex. Includes the silver base coat and red top coat. Paint code 3T5.

True. I looked at 3 before buying, and i couldnt find one without a peppered nose. Im sure they're out there though. Not all the UK roads can be garbage, right? 🤔 I suppose you can put PPF over some chips, but I don't see the point in that case, there will always be a bubble or discontinuity there, surely? A buddy of mine got part of his car vinyl wrapped without a full paint correction first. Looks ok I guess, but it's not perfect and I think it causes more trouble in the long run. At the end of the day though, I've no direct experience of PPF so this is all assumption on my side. I've always just assumed you do it when new or not at all.

Has anyone fitted the RR USRS to their RCF, at a skim through the thread I think most people fitted to ISF so far (but I could easily have missed it). Was wondering what the long term feedback is, if it's caused anyone warranty issues, and even if anyone tried the similar Figs product?

Agreed, but if you're buying a £40k RCF then it's used, not new. And if it's used it will already be chipped, and if it's chipped you can't apply a film covering - the paint should be perfect to avoid air bubbles etc.

Definitely. Carbon hates moisture, it will start to delaminate if left damaged.