Revised this deck, and removed the black from it. Haven't had chance to play it yet but i will post whether or not it improves.
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My reds http://www.mtgvault.com/hidiety/decks/my-library-red/
I'm just a casual player, my friends collections are far more extensive than mine though so I will look into trades. I will make a deck for each color and just one for multi-colored, and one for artifacts.
My collection is rather limited so I don't have any of the cards you mentioned as alternatives. Elixir of Immortality is in the main board as a wee bit of life gain but mostly to server as anti-mil since it makes me shuffle my graveyard into my library. I don't think I have any red or white cards that have effects like Diabolic Tutor or Revelations. I am making a deck on here that will consist of all of my cards as a way to share my collection with others. I could link it to you if you would like, see if you spot something I missed.