DB11 power upgrade - gearbox question
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Hi All,
Bought my DB11 V12 Launch Edition a couple of weeks ago and it's currently with Aston for its Year 6 service +++
I'm considering the AMR software upgrade for £1k. I appreciate it's a topic that's probably been well covered on this forum, but I have a specific question.
I spoke with a friend who was involved with DB11 development and he suggested, that while there's no appreciable power gain, unless regularly in the 6,500 - 7,000rpm power band, they did a bunch of calibration work to the power delivery, torque shaping and transmission calibration, which makes it drive better. He advised against pursuing independent tuners, who can get close to DBS power, as he is confident it will chew through its gearbox.
Conversely, I spoke with an ex-AM master tech who said he had felt guilty charging customers for the upgrade, as it wasn't good value when compared to independent tuners and the gearbox could easily handle the power, despite not being rated as such.
Do any of you have experience of either option? Any strong opinions either way?
TIA
Bought my DB11 V12 Launch Edition a couple of weeks ago and it's currently with Aston for its Year 6 service +++
I'm considering the AMR software upgrade for £1k. I appreciate it's a topic that's probably been well covered on this forum, but I have a specific question.
I spoke with a friend who was involved with DB11 development and he suggested, that while there's no appreciable power gain, unless regularly in the 6,500 - 7,000rpm power band, they did a bunch of calibration work to the power delivery, torque shaping and transmission calibration, which makes it drive better. He advised against pursuing independent tuners, who can get close to DBS power, as he is confident it will chew through its gearbox.
Conversely, I spoke with an ex-AM master tech who said he had felt guilty charging customers for the upgrade, as it wasn't good value when compared to independent tuners and the gearbox could easily handle the power, despite not being rated as such.
Do any of you have experience of either option? Any strong opinions either way?
TIA
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