So HTH has a kit? Never heard of them!

None of those are acronyms, they are initialisations. An acronym must form a discrete recogniseable or pronounceable word, like LASER (Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation) or SCUBA (Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus). A three letter acrynym (a TLA, which is in fact not a TLA) would be something like BIB (Boys in Blue).

Mike will not be pleased his thread is being taken over, especially with incorrect English

I do have some BR stuff to post up about my car (and it's 6.5 litre engine block) later to get things back on track anyway

Back on topic... Copied from my thread below, but posted here so Mike can answer questions about it or add anything I have forgotten. This is the ongoing work on my DB9 Volante.

Here is list of works we will complete next visit.

Shear Plates front and rear
Rear anti Roll bar, drop links and bushes
Electronic front and rear suspension dampers
Suspension electronic system manufactured and fitted
Geometry
AML button for damper control
AML button for 'sports mode'(exhaust bypass valve control).
Standard rear silencer
Exhaust bypass valve wiring to switch
Gear linkage modification for shorter shift
Heel and Toe pedal box modification
Lightweight flywheel and twinplate uprated clutch

Stage 2 is the exhaust system and we don't need to discuss that element now.

Stage 3 is the engine;
You now have a 6.5L block....!!!!!
Congrats.... As far as I'm aware you are in a club of 1 in the world.....
She is a beauty, and I will have her available for you to inspect when we do stage 1.

The remaining engine parts, some have been ordered, some we have already, some require a final sign-off meeting with supplier are;

X2 larger diameter Bosch throttle bodies
X2 increased volume and flow, with Bamford Rose and 6.5L logos, inlet manifolds
X2 higher lift inlet cams
X2 higher lift exhaust cams
X24 larger lift, larger diameter and high specification material inlet valves
X24 larger lift, larger diameter and high specification material exhaust valves
X12 forged pistons
X12 steel connecting rods
X2 head gaskets for bigger diameter bore size
Sump modified with baffles and valves and machined to return lower oil level with greater oil volume, returning lower crank windage / reduces parasitic losses"

The mods sound fantastic Yeti! Can't wait to hear the results. Any idea on the dates of completion for each stage? Will you do dyno runs after each stage?

And regarding our previous exchange, I believe "acronym" is correct (as well as acceptable) given the dictionary definition. Anyway, email me if you want to argue about it.

Excellent! As I said, looking forward to hearing the results.

Dear Mike,
I understand that at Bamford Rose, you fit exhaust bypass valve switch in the cabin Free of Charge.
As an "over the pond" fuse 22 enthusiast, may I ask you to give me, in case "privately" to my e-mail address - stefanolux@yahoo.fr, more details about where to connect the two ends of/how fitting an exhaust bypass valve switch in the cabin: in case, I would profit of the void space behind the carpet near the LHD driver's right knee, where I already placed the remote for the gagage door opening.
Thanks for kind attention.

I thought the Jaguar 5.0l V8 engine was a completely new engine - the Aston V8 is based on the older 4.2 Jag engine. I could be wrong.

Captain, you might check out the following thread:

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/aston-martin/22...

Hi.

The remote plug in device or removal of fuse 22 is quite easy, we are happy to share these details / instructions for an at home modification.

The switch we install connects directly to the Body Control Module, it is a little tricky to fit and an at home tamper with the body control module - i don't advise, just in case something goes wrong for those not used to working with the module.

What about the excellent info stated here??

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

There is some good advice on that thread and the 6speed discussion too.
Once mastered, driving in this style is very rewarding.

For starters, the engine needs to be improved to respond to heel and toe driving, stuff that makes the engine respond in the correct way to the throttle input, without that, the whole concept of heel and toe driving is futile on a standard car.

The pedal box needs to be modified, but like 'with these feet' mentions, care should be taken.
The pedal box bolts to the footwell and when sideways force is placed on the pedal, the body will become distorted about the mounting points. This is important because the body houses 3 potentiometers which run in tracks within the plastic housing. If the voltage output from 1 of the 3 tracks is above a threshold or in error to the other 2, the safety monitor system which looks for plausible throttle pedal inputs will think there is an error and put the engine into limp home.

In standard form the throttle pedal housing can be quite sensitive to sideways force and invoke shutdowns, so with excessive sideways force with a modified pedal, an error at somepoint is inevitable.

The pedal modification made to race cars runs without this risk as the safety monitor for race cars is set inactive.

Mods to the engine to make it respond properly to a throttle input and modifications to the pedal box that allow for the throttle / brake control more easily are.... out there....