SMorris

Holy moly!

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

New wheel colour deserved a quick pic!

15 hours ago, Comedian said:

full eco does (with flap closed hahah) as I got over 38mpg on a run in eco mode. 

Avg about 21-22 last time I was brave enough to look.

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

1 hour ago, MNMJ said:

Mine neither; 3200 miles so far at 28.01 mpg.

I also checked the readout vs actual mpg on the last tank. Readout = 30.8, actual = 29.19

 

 

 

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

3 hours ago, Comedian said:

Need to get 2 RCs to cruise on the motorway together - 80mph is about 2000rpm  so one flap will be closed and one open, and see if MPG is different.

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.

30 minutes ago, Comedian said:

Well, it's a good job you don't have to know how to spell it to be one 

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

33 minutes ago, Comedian said:

What revs does it normally open at?

I think it's about 3800rpm

44 minutes ago, Comedian said:

I'll give an example that illustrates my point. I feel I may be coming over wrong.

On the M4 it has a large visible muffler. Miltek were telling us at goodwood how their design lifts and hides it. I was curious about it so researched and turns out BMW use it for airflow, lifting it up turns the rear bumper into a parachute collecting airflow, which = bad. So one has to assume miltek did not know that aspect of the design and probably most M owners don't either.

 

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

54 minutes ago, Comedian said:

I think you made that ethos up  

I'd be worried about heat soak in heavy traffic and also how the extra air in matches up with the fuel curve. Maybe ECU can adjust and it is for emissions or economy, or maybe it's to protect engine. The point is we don't actually know. And also due to the different body work I believe the ISf had a cold feed from the wheel arch which wouldn't fit in the RCF.

 

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.

16 minutes ago, Comedian said:

One should ask why lexus went to the trouble of having it closed at lower revs.

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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.

44 minutes ago, Comedian said:

The grill won't fit the F I'm pretty sure it's a bit larger on the F.

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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.

On 6/4/2018 at 9:52 PM, ColinBarber said:

Does it match well? I've a kit in Azure blue but not used it yet. Not convinced a 2 coat paint will match that well against a 5 coat OEM paint at all angles and light conditions. 

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

9 hours ago, MNMJ said:

Has anyone found Sonic Red touch up paint?  I've got some big chips on the front; worse than any other car I've owned.

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?

1 hour ago, Flytvr said:

@Comedian helped me with making the decision to protect my car. Big thanks to him for  that.

I’ve recommended the treatment so many times on here. Amazes me that people buy such expensive cars, do nothing to protect them and then moan about how expensive it is to fix them.

Crumbs..... if you are buying a £40k car, surely a couple of grand is worth it to protect it? Each to their own I guess.

I wouldn’t touch PPF personally. Too many shoddy jobs done by cowboys. Finding someone good is harder than you might think - and IF you do find somebody - £££££!

 

 

 

 

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.

1 hour ago, Comedian said:

You should repair chips in carbon immediately. You do not want water getting in. If it starts to go....it will be super expensive. Speak to Flytvr about the coating he had fitted.

I've made a lot of posts about carbon when we were in the RC forum so you can read there if you like.




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