Monday 30th March 2015

Aston Martin DB9 'Project Domino':PHTV

Think Aston V12s sound good standard? Wait until you hear this!

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Originally a 450hp 'pipe and slippers' DB9 Volante, this DB9 has been optimised by Bamford Rose with the following upgrades: engine and exhaust upgrades to take power to 530hp, a lightweight flywheel, twin plate clutch, electromagnetic switchable suspension and a Brembo GranTurismo brake upgrade kit. There's also further chassis stiffening to keep it all in check. This drive-by from PHer BamfordMike was shot at Millbrook on the brake straight.

The exhaust note apparently desired by the customer for this project was 'as loud as possible'. This meant both the primary and secondary pipe lengths were adjusted for volume but also at the expense of the normal Aston bass/baritone exhaust burble. We're told the car later reverted back to a more sensible spec but here we've got it at its rawest. Turn up the speakers...

Watch the video here.

Bamford Rose ‘Project Domino' 

[kultsch88]

Sounds worse in the first clip IMO

[parki11]

Sounds like a DBR9 at LM24 Lovely stuff!

[drewbagz]

Up until 2nd gear and about 5000 rpm it sounds a bit pants (but by no means displeasing) but after that it sounds exactly like the DBR9.

[Asterix]

Sounds a bit rattley in the 2nd clip.

[daytona365]

My uncles Mondeo sounds nothing like this.

[Neil1300r]

The sounds been changed since that video. Screamed too much, now more deep throated - sounding like an Aston again not a Ferrari. Still bloody loud though

[bluerainer101]

daytona365 said:

My uncles Mondeo sounds nothing like this.

Has he got the diesel or petrol version?

[gcpeters]

do not like...

[M@1975]

Not really sure why you'd do this with a DB9...

Not a fan of them in the first place but this just seems very out of place on one.

[cookie1600]

M@1975 said:

Not really sure why you'd do this with a DB9...

^This.

It's a GT, a Pan-European cruiser, not something to park up beside the Saxos and Corsas in the car park at McDonalds. Right idea, wrongly applied to me and it's not like Aston don't do vehicles like the Vantage or Vanquish that this may be better applied to. Mind you I still wouldn't even then, some things are just best left alone.

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[Oz83]

daytona365 said:

My uncles Mondeo sounds nothing like this.

ha ha, that's cos he needs two of them!

[DanielSan]

If a DBS was making that noise it'd be perfect.

[lasvegas1966]

haha loverly, and made into text message notification, ty

[PhantomPH]

I like the DB9 and I like the sound - but they don't go together. To me, it's kinda like watching Madonna in lycra...erm...no.