It was about a year ago that my Sweetie and I drove our DB9 from California up to Victoria BC to join the AMOC Canada West group for their annual get together (check out that trip here). While the event was mostly scuttled by Covid this year they managed to pull together a nice grouping of cars for a photo shoot. Wyman Lee was kind enough to send along this information I could share with you. Continue reading “AMOC Canada West Aston Martin August 2020 Photo Shoot”
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you out there, the readers of this website. There is an overwhelming positive feedback that comes from you in comments on articles, YouTube videos and via the Contact page. I try to respond when I can. I always love to see pics of your cars and hear about your own repair adventures.
I’d like to send out a special thanks to Michael Crowther that was kind enough to buy me a Whiskey. Mike used the ‘Donate’ page on the site and got me a bottle of MacAllan 18. Yum! Although Mike wasn’t here to share a dram with me, it was a good chance for me to also thank my cameraman Rob. Continue reading “Thank You!”
Does Aston Martin want to keep the Gaydon Era cars on the road, or let them die a cruel death of decay and Internet infamy?
I think Aston Martin is making a big mistake here (that they may not even realize). Continue reading “To Live or Let Die?”
When I purchased my DB9 used and was doing the initial walkaround, I opened the trunk and asked the sales rep “What’s this thing with all the LEDs?”. It wasn’t a main dealer, and the rep didn’t know. I figure there might be other owners out there that don’t know what it is, or what all the LEDs mean. Let me explain…. Continue reading “Understanding the SmarTire TPMS System in an Aston Martin DB9 or Vantage”
I am in the process of evaluating several ‘bolt on’ performance changes for my DB9. Ultimately I am hoping to achieve power levels similar to a DBS (they are essentially just the same engine). In this article I am testing the changes that come with fitting a Velocity AP GT4 Airbox Delete Kit (check out my other article on how to fit one). This is a popular modification that promises less weight and better breathing to make more power. Its that last claim we are testing here. Continue reading “Dyno Testing Results After Installing a Airbox Delete Kit in an Aston Martin DB9”
How much power does my 2005 Aston Martin DB9 really make? It certainly makes ‘enough’ – the car is not lacking for performance. Lately I’ve been curious about a few ‘bolt on’ performance upgrades that I want to try out. To know if they make any difference, I want to know the actual power my car make now that its 15 years old and has 44,000 miles on it. I need a Baseline performance test. Continue reading “Dyno Testing a Stock Aston Martin DB9”
Power is like chocolate. You could always use more even though you don’t need it. I’ve been evaluating several ‘bolt on’ performance changes for my DB9, ultimately hoping to achieve power levels similar to a DBS (they are essentially just the same engine). In this article I am testing the changes that come with fitting a Secondary CAT Delete Kit (SCDK or decat). This is a popular modification that promises less weight, better sound and more performance. Its that last claim we are testing here. Continue reading “Dyno Testing Results After Installing a Secondary CAT Delete Kits in an Aston Martin DB9”
I’ve been fiddling with my DB9 trying out several ‘Bolt On’ performance improvements. One of them is a ‘Secondary Catalytic Converter Delete Kit’ (SCDK) which promises to:
This article is all about the sound, and how it changes. Continue reading “Exhaust Sound Change after Installing a Secondary CAT Delete Kit in an Aston Martin DB9”
If you’ve been following this Blog recently you know I’ve been interested in testing several bolt on performance upgrades for my DB9. One of those upgrades was a Secondary Cat Delete Kit (SCDK). You can learn about how I installed it by checking out my other article here. I wanted to learn if my car would still pass a stringent California Emissions SMOG test with an SCDK fitted. Read on to find out if it did. Continue reading “Will an Aston Martin DB9 Pass California Emissions Testing After Installing a Secondary CAT Delete Kit?”
Hi Steve,
I was browsing through the various articles on the website and read your post about buying a private plate AML1936. I’ve not mentioned this before but I also succumbed to buying a private plate shortly after buying Aston 2209 and the number I got was X005AML. Continue reading “Personalised Plate X005AML”
