So what have you done with your Aston today? (Vol. 2)

[AMVSVNick]

alscar said:

Nick , you’re the one that deserves congratulations then !

[alscar]

He’ll get your money eventually - especially when the DBS looks like that - at least Dick Turpin wore a mask. He keeps telling me to borrow one but I’ve resisted thus far.

[AstonZagato]

Can you not post that picture again. I'm trying to resist a DBSS Volante.

[milu]

Regarding the ACF 50. I've just got some,mainly for my Alfa but thinking of spraying some around the AM too.
Do you leave on as it lands or wipe most of the excess off? I'm thinking splash it about. Can't hurt apart from a bit of smell maybe.

[V8V Pete]

Lovely morning for a SCD Sunday run out. After all the rain yesterday the Vantage now has a very dirty arse and needs a good clean.

[LordBretSinclair]

After 2 days of torrential rain - so good to get out and about in the sun again

[DBSV8]

milu said:

Regarding the ACF 50. I've just got some,mainly for my Alfa but thinking of spraying some around the AM too.
Do you leave on as it lands or wipe most of the excess off? I'm thinking splash it about. Can't hurt apart from a bit of smell maybe.

Spray it on , and wipe off any residual


here's a good video .................just be very careful not get it near brake discs or CCB' or exhaust , excellent for all other metal parts , electrics and plastics etc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjx5gqBZLfk

cheers

[milu]

DBSV8 said:

Spray it on , and wipe off any residual


here's a good video .................just be very careful not get it near brake discs or CCB' or exhaust , excellent for all other metal parts , electrics and plastics etc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjx5gqBZLfk

cheers

Thanks. Used it again today. Does work well on the plastics too. Kind of like a long lasting back to black.
Need to get some on the AM now I've tried it on the Alfa

[cypriot]

Had the secondary cats removed by Aston Martin on my v8 Vantage, so there won't be any warranty concerns. All I can say is WOW! The car sounds soooo much better, not that it didn't sound great before mind you. Really happy with it now! And the noise seems to have had a placebo effect on me, because the car seems slightly more responsive now. The great thing is that when you don't want to be loud, turn Sports mode off, and the car is as quiet as it was before - especially important on the motorway!

For anyone else considering this, as an FYI, the aston martin straight through pipes are actually a GT8 part, which is why some dealers are not aware this part exists for the standard v8.

[Rappa]

cypriot said:

Had the secondary cats removed by Aston Martin on my v8 Vantage, so there won't be any warranty concerns. All I can say is WOW! The car sounds soooo much better, not that it didn't sound great before mind you. Really happy with it now! And the noise seems to have had a placebo effect on me, because the car seems slightly more responsive now. The great thing is that when you don't want to be loud, turn Sports mode off, and the car is as quiet as it was before - especially important on the motorway!

For anyone else considering this, as an FYI, the aston martin straight through pipes are actually a GT8 part, which is why some dealers are not aware this part exists for the standard v8.

They had a placebo effect on me too. Not only is the car more responsive, but I'm also a better driver and more good looking. Enjoy!

[Big Ry]

alscar said:

He keeps telling me to borrow one but I’ve resisted thus far.

Same as (well a new Vantage, not a DBSS).

The Barista is like a drug dealer.........lures people in with just a free little taste, then before you know it you're knee deep and can't get out

[EVR]

Rappa said:

They had a placebo effect on me too. Not only is the car more responsive, but I'm also a better driver and more good looking. Enjoy!

I think I read Mike from Bamford Rose saying that there is a power benefit in doing those. I think along 8-10 HP maybe?

[PeteB62]

cypriot said:

Had the secondary cats removed by Aston Martin on my v8 Vantage, so there won't be any warranty concerns. All I can say is WOW! The car sounds soooo much better, not that it didn't sound great before mind you. Really happy with it now! And the noise seems to have had a placebo effect on me, because the car seems slightly more responsive now. The great thing is that when you don't want to be loud, turn Sports mode off, and the car is as quiet as it was before - especially important on the motorway!

For anyone else considering this, as an FYI, the aston martin straight through pipes are actually a GT8 part, which is why some dealers are not aware this part exists for the standard v8.

That's interesting regards switching between sports mode for quite running, are you a 4.3 or 4.7 v8?
What kind of money did Aston dealer charge you for this?

[cypriot]

PeteB62 said:

That's interesting regards switching between sports mode for quite running, are you a 4.3 or 4.7 v8?
What kind of money did Aston dealer charge you for this?

it is an AMR, which means it is basically a 4.7 v8 S. They charged me around 800, but I know that aston martin bristol can do it for a little cheaper. They also gave me my remove secondary cats, so I can technically sell them and make a big chunk of that back.

[Jon39]

cypriot said:

..... They also gave me my remove secondary cats, so I can technically sell them and make a big chunk of that back.

I had a chuckle cypriot.

Perhaps being a main dealer, were you possibly anticipating a charge, for them to give you your own property. -

[Likeomg]

cypriot said:

it is an AMR, which means it is basically a 4.7 v8 S. They charged me around 800, but I know that aston martin bristol can do it for a little cheaper. They also gave me my remove secondary cats, so I can technically sell them and make a big chunk of that back.

Any mention on MOT?

[nickv8]

Likeomg said:

cypriot said:

it is an AMR, which means it is basically a 4.7 v8 S. They charged me around 800, but I know that aston martin bristol can do it for a little cheaper. They also gave me my remove secondary cats, so I can technically sell them and make a big chunk of that back.

Any mention on MOT?

Mine’s gone through an MOT (at AM Bristol where I had the decat done originally... very surely legit ) with no problems. I saw somewhere there’s a law change that newer cars can not have any changes to their cats. Hope that’ll not become retrospective! Couldn’t go back.

Some other notes about decat:

- Tell your insurance otherwise you may not be covered!
- I kept my original secondary cats in case the law changes or it gets chopped-in for a V12S/DBSS/Zagato/Vulcan/F1/other dream
- There’s a notable difference to a decat applied to an S and non-S 4.7 Vantage due to the standard sports back box on the S. The S is quite a bit louder but the non-S has a deeper and very nice ‘Murican V8 burble which has appealing.
- The decat is very social below valve-opening revs (which is lowered to 3.5k RPM in sport mode).

Enjoy!

[Likeomg]

Yeah, I've got a V12sr which I'm toying with the removal but was told when I'm due a MOT the dealers can't pass it, I raised the power pack question but didn't get far... sounds like if you pay for the power pack no problem...

[nickv8]

Finally got to 20,000 miles on my 2016 V8VS. I added 3,500 in past 18 months.



Massive regrets that I didn’t get there earlier! These cars only get better with miles

[EVR]

Got to 33,007 kms!