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  1. Condor Man

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    Thanks Daniel,

    It is your if you want it…. The only problem is that it is a paper plate written in Texta, so it is not so nice. Image Unavailable, Please Login


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  2. Condor Man

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    Let us know how you go!


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  3. 360trev

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    So pleased you are enjoying your freshly calibrated bespoke 599! It's amazing how much these things come alive with a bit of enzo fairy dust sprinkled on them! [emoji6]

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  4. ViperGTS

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    Aaron, Good to hear you like the tune from Trev. I will be experimenting with some of Trev's tunes (through Sammyf) and settings with my 599 and hope to have the same experience as you!

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  5. Condor Man

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    Thanks Trev,

    I even took it for a drive last night and it is so much nicer to drive just at regular speeds.

    Thanks Again
     
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  6. Condor Man

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    I look forward to hearing how you like it!
     
  7. veilstylez

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    Congrats on the 599 she's beautiful! You have a 575 too? and its in for the conversion? thats awesome!!!! I can't wait to see it.
     
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  8. Condor Man

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    Thanks Mate,

    Yes it is in NJ being converted at the moment.

    We will go for a drive soon!
     
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  9. veilstylez

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    wow can't wait to see it.
     
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    Is the car in Frenchtown?


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  11. Condor Man

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  13. FerrariFinally

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    Congrats Condor Man. Just the fact that you have owned some pretty spectacular Ferraris and then to come back full circle to the 599 speaks volumes to how special 599s are.

    I 100% agree with you.
     
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  14. Condor Man

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    I think all Ferrari's are special and deserve a spot int he garage.

    The 599 was light years ahead of anything in period, just as the F12 was.

    They are worth celebrating!
     
  15. Condor Man

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  16. FerrariFinally

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    Lovely set of luggage!

    At $2k a piece, I would be reluctant to use them...but t I suppose that would be the same for folks who say that about driving a ferrari and the cost of it.
     
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  17. Condor Man

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    Thank you.

    I think overnight or weekends away will be OK and will not damage them.
     
  18. Condor Man

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    After driving my 575 in manual all day today, I had the opportunity to drive a 599 GTB owned by a member here in converted OEM style manual and it was absolutely off the charts and perfect in every way!

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    The 599 GTB really free revs like my 992 GT3 and the whole package was just brilliant.

    Whilst the 575 is absolutely 100% better in Manual as the F1 system was very old and made the car pitch and dive a lot. The 599 just comes alive in the Manual and I can see a lot of these cars being converted in the future for sure!

    The guys at Exoticars in NJ have come up with some improvements on the OEM shift rod setup and it has ironed out any sort of gear stick chatter or vibrations which is a must.

    Needless to say my 599 is now headed over to go get the manual conversion and I can’t wait!!




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  19. 360trev

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    As you can imagine the work done on the 599 software to get it to this stage has been enormous, I don't think I'll ever recoup the investment made to fix the bugs Ferrari couldn't resolve but its been worth the effort. With the rev drop issue resolved as a gated car they are just amazing. Glad to be able to support the gated industry (including Exoticar and EAG) on making gated 599's perfect. Don't forget to ask them about the "breathed on" versions too, they really make a considerable difference to how they drive :)

    Enjoy!
     
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  20. Condor Man

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    Thank you Trevor,

    Thanks to people such as yourself that have made the fulfillment possible too!


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    Here we go again!

    The 599 was picked up today and is headed straight to NJ.

    I learnt an interesting thing about the car during one last drive today.

    As I was pulling into the truck the car kept dinging at me and kept going into neutral.

    I honestly thought something was wrong with the transmission! Turns out the drivers door was slightly open and as soon as it was shut the car went back to being normal! Thank God!!

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    Yep, they do that. As I recall, it does the same thing for the trunk.
     
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    Nothing but love for this thread! :)
     
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  24. Condor Man

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    Thank God!

    I was like….. are you Fooking kidding me! I thought my transmission was gone!!!


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  25. Condor Man

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    Thanks Joe,

    She will be up there next week.

    Feel free to take her for a drive to let me know what you think before the works get done.


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