Bamford Rose V12 Gen II Upgrades
Discussion
I'm interested in fellow PHers' reviews of BR's primary decat versus full system for V12 cars specifically (especially the DB9.2/Vanquish II with the higher powered engine). Has anyone had both options? How does driving experience change across the rev range? Is the full system worth the (huge) additional cost? To paraphrase from BR website:
Phase 1: Primary cat delete, BR secondary cats c+40bhp / c+30Nm. £2,700 inc VAT.
Phase 2: BR manifolds, BR secondary cats. c+70bhp / c+60Nm (figure significantly higher for DB9/Rapide S with power restriction removal). £7,800 inc VAT.
Note: I have a DB9.2 with the power upgrade (derestricts 510bhp motor to the 565 of Vanquish, though I understand these all dyno at more like 540/545). The change is only above 4,000 RPM since this is what was restricted from factory.
Phase 1: Primary cat delete, BR secondary cats c+40bhp / c+30Nm. £2,700 inc VAT.
Phase 2: BR manifolds, BR secondary cats. c+70bhp / c+60Nm (figure significantly higher for DB9/Rapide S with power restriction removal). £7,800 inc VAT.
Note: I have a DB9.2 with the power upgrade (derestricts 510bhp motor to the 565 of Vanquish, though I understand these all dyno at more like 540/545). The change is only above 4,000 RPM since this is what was restricted from factory.
Felonious said:
There are some interesting points made in this thread that will likely be relevant to your info gathering and thought process.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Thanks. I think i've read *most* of what I could find on PH already, though a lot of it is for the older cars / doesn't necessarily compare the 'Phase 1' primary decat to 'Phase 2' full system (of course there's so much on here I may well have missed something)https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Does anyone have before/after dynos for any of the Gen II V12 engined cars with Bamford Rose manifolds & remap? Anecdotal opinions also welcomed!
i.e. specifically interested in which are quoted from factory at:
510bhp (e.g. DB9.2, V12 Vantage) or;
565bp (e.g. Vanquish II, V12 Vantage S)
i.e. specifically interested in which are quoted from factory at:
510bhp (e.g. DB9.2, V12 Vantage) or;
565bp (e.g. Vanquish II, V12 Vantage S)
The V12 Way said:
Hi, i did the whole hog on my V12 about five years ago, including tubular manifolds, 200 cell cats plus tune. it was awesome but unfortunately came to an untimely end during Storm Dennis
My V12S now has just been changed to a full VAP system with tubular manifolds, 200 cell cats, X pipe and GT4 back boxes, its quiet on startup but roars when on full chat, and sounds awesome, higher pitched than normal but nice for a v12
steve
Understood you have the Velocity AP system now; did you have the Bamford Rose version or VAP system (and on which V12 car?) before the storm?My V12S now has just been changed to a full VAP system with tubular manifolds, 200 cell cats, X pipe and GT4 back boxes, its quiet on startup but roars when on full chat, and sounds awesome, higher pitched than normal but nice for a v12
steve
The V12 Way said:
If you keep the original back box then cant see why that should change, on mine i had a larini back box which was louder and different pitch
From a BR video Mike mentions they can have their system as deep baritone (default) or higher pitched more Ferrari-esque. Sayd they 'play around with the secondary pipe lengths to achieve the characteristic than the customer wants' Source: https://youtu.be/DL-Bgzjy6IM?t=135
Would still be really interested to come visit somebody with the full BR system on a V12
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