New to the forums and in the market for a Vantage
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If your willing to modify to suit your needs, the 4.3L can perform, like you stated there is a huge price gap to have extra cash a side.. it is an excellant base and most ppl won't even need the extra power of the 4.7L, for it truely is a excellent vehicle..but warned speed and modifying is more addictive than cocaine 
The exhaust tone on S is really rewarded to the whole exhaust system, from the headers to the rear muffler all have been redesigned, only parts carried over is the small pipes between the center section and muffler..headers/catalysts/center section/muffler are all redesigned for the S that give that nice tone, some of these parts have been transfered to the new 12.25MY Vantage..
BTW, if you need a Aston mechanic in FT Laud area, when your ready send me a PM and I have a good guy for you..no worries there
The exhaust tone on S is really rewarded to the whole exhaust system, from the headers to the rear muffler all have been redesigned, only parts carried over is the small pipes between the center section and muffler..headers/catalysts/center section/muffler are all redesigned for the S that give that nice tone, some of these parts have been transfered to the new 12.25MY Vantage..
BTW, if you need a Aston mechanic in FT Laud area, when your ready send me a PM and I have a good guy for you..no worries there
And I will definitely PM you when I'm ready for that name and number when I am ready. So hard to find someone you can trust to work on your car especially when fit, finish and quality are so high for a car such as this.
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If you test drive a 4.3L, try to get them to pull out Fuse 22. This will keep the Exhaust open all the time and show you the nice sound the 4.3L will produce Stock at WOT
If you test drive a 4.3L, try to get them to pull out Fuse 22. This will keep the Exhaust open all the time and show you the nice sound the 4.3L will produce Stock at WOT
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elude, unfortunately I do not have the required amount of posts to be able to response to your PM. Here is my email jvmorrow1@gmail.com
I will definitely remember to ask them to take out the fuse when I do thx, dicktahoe
I will definitely remember to ask them to take out the fuse when I do thx, dicktahoe
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I know this is slightly premature but I figured no Vantage or Vantage S I will be replacing the wheels. The car will be either white or black, but I probably will end up going white.
I will be going with the HRE P40SC wheels, in black(if the car is white).
My question is, is should I go with 20x9 front and 20x10 rear? And will I need spacers for front and back?
I will be going with the HRE P40SC wheels, in black(if the car is white).
My question is, is should I go with 20x9 front and 20x10 rear? And will I need spacers for front and back?
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I tracked my 08 for the first time this past weekend (will put together a detailed post when I get time) and had a blast! The noise from the cats + stock exhaust is _phenomenal_ and the car was hands down the best sounding machine out there (and there was some big iron on the track). With the ECU tune the acceleration out of corners was also great to about 180-200+ km/h. Brakes were great, I did not notice significant fade but replaced my fluid last week and recently put on the porterfield pads (my rotors are blue now tho lol).The suspension could use some tightening however but as you say, there is lots of play there in the price difference to tweak your car if you buy a 06-08.
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Funny you should mention that. I actually have the sport pack 10 spoke wheels with new Bridgestones ready to go. And I have a line on a set of V8VS dampers and springs (pulled new from a 2012 car that was modded on delivery) along with the front and rear anti roll bars. The only thing missing are the suspension arms Price is around 3k, I'm hemming and hawing on that but it is tempting. As I understand it, the suspension on the S is v similar if not identical to the Sport pack.
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