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robgt
Original Poster
714 posts
31 months
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Took my S to BR on Monday. Adrian convinced me that I did not need to upgrade the clutch and flywheel just yet. Manifolds and exhaust are the order of the day! The car will be dynode before and after so I will keep you posted as to the outcome.
I was surprised and pleased by Adrians honesty.
Should be picking her up on Saturday , can hardly wait!
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Tony V12V
1,314 posts
21 months
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robgt said: Took my S to BR on Monday. Adrian convinced me that I did not need to upgrade the clutch and flywheel just yet. Manifolds and exhaust are the order of the day! The car will be dynode before and after so I will keep you posted as to the outcome.
I was surprised and pleased by Adrians honesty.
Should be picking her up on Saturday , can hardly wait! Kid with a new toy Rob?
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Token Jock
780 posts
108 months
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Nice one Rob  I'll probably hear you "giving it the beans" on the way back over to Worcester, about 10miles from my humble abode  Please enjoy responsibly
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krisdelta
1,805 posts
70 months
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I sense excitement  Looking forward to the write-up.
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yeti
6,968 posts
144 months
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robgt said: I was surprised and pleased by Adrians honesty. You'll get a lot of that You're going to love it Rob!
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madmover
1,347 posts
53 months
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Nice one Rob, can't wait to hear it! I'm sure you'll love it
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mikey k
6,455 posts
85 months
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Good work!
video clip needed so we can tell the sound difference as well!
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Molly GT
801 posts
23 months
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mikey k said: Good work!
video clip needed so we can tell the sound difference as well! Funny you should mention video - I've been meaning to post this on. As you probably heard, we recently went on Petrolhead Nirvana's Alpine Tour and had a great time. There were 15 cars and only 2 of them were Aston Martins. One of the Porsche owners posted this up on the Petrolhead Nirvana site and we thought it was brilliant! It is an amateur video and is not an advert for the tour but Rob and his car are both featured. "I have put together a little movie trailer type clip using iMovie on the Apple Mac, it's only 59 seconds long so don't expect too much and if you load it first and then watch it, it works better. Basically press play then pause till the whole clip is loaded then play it in one go. Hope you enjoy it" https://vimeo.com/45469799
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CraigV12V
183 posts
22 months
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cayman-black
2,695 posts
85 months
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Thats what our cars are for, roads like those!
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mikey k
6,455 posts
85 months
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Molly that is great any more pics anywhere ?
Looking forward to my 17 day hoon round Spain & France in a few weeks
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yeti
6,968 posts
144 months
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I hope I'll do a Petrolhead Nirvana tour next year as that looks amazing. Just difficult to be away so long on my tod with Mrs Yeti bored at home! This years Classic Le Mans tour proved she REALLY doesn't like car tours regardless of the niceness of hotels and food and people 
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robgt
Original Poster
714 posts
31 months
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I know you've been wondering why BR advised me that I don't need to upgrade the clutch and flywheel while the S is in for the exhaust power upgrade so ......
According to Mike, although the single plate clutch in the S is the same as fitted to the previous Vantage, because the S has more evolved technology such as hill assist and better clutch control calibration, the end result is elimination of 'error states' that in the previous vantage allowed excessive slip which in turn burns out the friction plate resulting in premature failure.
Mike said that the S clutch should last much longer than in previous vantage models meaning that I would be removing my clutch now and not really seeing a long term benefit for my investment as my current clutch should still have plenty of life left in it.
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robgt
Original Poster
714 posts
31 months
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A quick update, Mike has done a before dyno run on the car. The results are as follows..422 BHP @ 7100 RPM and 455 Nm @ 5300 RPM. I am really pleased that she is knocking out about what AM claim. Mike has explained that the exhaust is very restrictive to comply with CO2 rules. As soon as I have the post dyno runs I will forward them. Also I had no idea how important clutch learn is , I think I might be talking about switchable suspension next!!
Really really looking forward to Saturday and collecting our Aston. Paddy is also going to work his particular brand of magic for me!
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mikey k
6,455 posts
85 months
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Yep totally agree with that and came to the same decision on mine.
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Jockman
7,094 posts
29 months
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robgt said: .....Paddy is also going to work his particular brand of magic for me! Hope your Solicitor is quiet, Rob
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Tony V12V
1,314 posts
21 months
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Jockman said: robgt said: .....Paddy is also going to work his particular brand of magic for me! Hope your Solicitor is quiet, Rob Just speak to Mrs AMDBSNick sure she could help 
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Jockman
7,094 posts
29 months
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robgt said: I know you've been wondering why BR advised me that I don't need to upgrade the clutch and flywheel while the S is in for the exhaust power upgrade so ...... Never even crossed my mind, Rob. Furthermore, I don't know what a flywheel is either 
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mikey k
6,455 posts
85 months
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Jockman said: Furthermore, I don't know what a flywheel is either Does this help? 
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Jockman
7,094 posts
29 months
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I remember having a great holiday as a kid on the Isle of Man, and we visited the Laxey Wheel. I was gobsmacked at the size of it Mr K and I assume these things all work on the same principle, ie to confound idiots like me
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