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192k mile DB9 £16k Full Aston history £100k in service receipts

As long as the pcv valves are changed on the spark plug service and the oil level regularly checked there reliable

The brake system is a diagonal split so you can have more effort on one side to the other through the rear compensator if it's faulty, I would also look at bad corner weights if the car is on coilovers and hasn't been corner weighted and has considerably less load on the corner with the...

I took the Cup for a early morning drive this morning, there's still nothing that can touch them for driver engagement sub £10k.

The Headlight level sensor ball joints can cause random squeaks when they start to seize, iirc the Passat CC has one on all 4 suspension arms, just spray some wd40 in the joint and see if it stops.

It'll open the valve in sport +

You need a Renfort plate or fit a 182 diff

Lead shot in the selector rod tube or pms did a weight you bolted to the selector rod, it helps but it wasn't a 100% fix

A clutch is a piss easy job on the Mk7 anyway Also look into the clutch delay valve mod to, it's worth doing regardless.

The timing chain tensioners let go occasionally and water pumps leak fairly often, Also the stereo can just decide it dosen't want to work anymore and they're £500 -1000 to replace. Still bloody good cars though

Or worn synchro's ( usually after low oil level because the offside driveshaft seal is leaking )

Check you have battery voltage down the small wire to the alternator with the engine running, If you do the alternator's toast and needs replacing If no voltage you have a wiring issue on that wire.

Looking for an exhaust for my 172 cup, has anyone heard of GT Performance exhaust from France ? The quality looks decent and reasonably priced .

245nm =180 ft lbs sounds a bit high I would guess 170hp and 150 ft lbs is probably more realistic

Same jets, new float valves gaskets and set the floats to correct height