Welcome!! I wish you years and years of trouble free enjoyment with your 8. You'll find lots of handy information here about the 8. Red is a great choice too. Be sure to search out everything here. There are a lot of experts here that know the ins-and-outs of everything. And if you haven't heard it yet, only go with the CF hood if you want to change the looks. I don't believe there's much difference weight wise between the stock aluminum hood and a CF hood. When I got mine the first thing I did was change the exhaust, the sound difference is amazing. That and invest in the 90 dollars or so and get the oil and AC cooling protective screens from RacingBeat. Will save you a lot of headaches in the long run.