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Reviving this one:

For the life of me I could not find the culprit of a "choppines" throttle response when my Carrera was cold, oh and also the "hard RPM" drops, which usually got better when warm.

My initial thought based on this boards response was to look for vacuum air leaks, which I did after mocking up a simple smoke machine; no leaks btw. I also purchased a AFR to better dial in the mixture, which I also thought might be the issue, which wasn't, so back to the research.

My next thought was the CHT sensor so I did more research and found this thread, which basically pointed to many of the symptoms the car had. After the replacing the little bastard, the car acted and handled like a dream!!! No more "rich" fuel smells, no more hard morning RPM drops and smoother accelerations.

Thanks to everyone who chipped in with their experiences and findings!