They are the same

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure VAP is DAE's distributor in North America, not the other way around. It is if you talk to DAE.

 

On which parts? DAE is our authorized distributor on VelocityAP parts, exclusive for Europe on Aston Martin.

 

Of the clutches, the thread topic. And they are $2000 cheaper before VAT.

 

Gotcha. So the Clutch, Release Bearing, Spacer and Gaskets are all OEM Aston Martin. The Flywheels DAE orders and between them and us we split up the order depending on who needs what.

Their price is £2850 which is about $4050. We advertise for $4595, but obviously there's some shipping cost from the UK as well. And we offer them on 6Speed pricing as well. Not sure where $2000 comes from...

Actually, I haven't announced this yet either, but based on how well received the AMR parts have been, we determined that a 2-piece flywheel versus a 1-piece flywheel was not a critical factor for people selecting twin plate clutch options. Consequently we have actually invested in a casting to make the flywheels in 2-piece and will be offering this same kit, with the V12VS Clutch (Which is taller and better than the AMR Unit.) The first sample will be here in about a week, and will be test-fitted and signed off. This is going to allow us to sell our 2-piece package around the $3800 mark.

So there will be a new and perfect option, all the benefits of the V12VS clutch, but priced much better for the end user.

 

It might have been $1200 cheaper, the pound was very weak at the time, but having it shipped to Norway to avoid VAT and then reshipped here and burning a favor, eh. But I won't get into "perfect", if mine was quiet it would have been, but it was far from it.


But as DAE had the only non Aston part made, I consider it a DAE setup, and evidently so do they - ‘The Famous’ DAE V8 Vantage Twin Plate Organic Clutch Kit


I never cared if it was 1 piece or 2 as long as it stayed in one piece, and having it done by my local service department with factory support and warranty was always much more important to me than which plate it used, as I didn't have the best experience with the S plate.