[MrSir]

Here we go,

Initially, it stunk. Literally and figuratively. I thought I made a huge mistake during the break-in period. Living in beautiful socal, driving in beautiful socal traffic, it was honestly agonizing, and I thought I was going to cry. Juddering, nearly stalling, can't creep, and it STUNK LIKE SCHEISSE.

I think it's officially broken in now, and engagement is smooth-ish but still insane. Up and down shifts are very nice with the light flywheel, and it's way easier to skip gears in town because the revs sink like a stone. Low rpm modulation is basically nonexistent, but it is fairly easy to nail a really good 4-5K launch with confidence. Smell is only there if you launch like you're actually racing, other than that its gone.

In traffic at 6:30 in the morning, it's psychologically taxing. While it's not unbearable, it will wake up your bones. Especially with the mild judder that's still there when you take off on a hill and slip off the line (real high performance clutches judder and rattle).

Which brings me to my least favorite thing..... The rattle at idle, especially with the AC on. The gears in the trans are high fiving every time the engine fires. It's annoying, and bench racers think you need to "adjust your valves", or that you "have" rod knock...... But it's a badge of honor that I wear proudly.

Would I do it again? Probably not for a daily. But it's a hell of a lot of fun. I'm enjoying it for what it is, it's gnarly.