Aston Martin V8
The Aston Martin V8 engine was originally defined and specified during 1963 as the DB5 was being readied for production.
From the outset, conceived as a V8 of greater than 4 litre capacity, it incorporated many of the same technical and physical features of its predecessor, particularly, cylinder block design. This eventually resulted in an engine of 6 litre capacity.
Fast Road engine enhancements
From the foregoing, it is quite possible to produce engines, which provide a substantial increase in power and torque simply by modifying engines to an established design specification. As a general rule, therefore our standard fast road engine is basically common with the V8 X-pack, the X-pack engine being a later development of the Vantage engine that went into production in 1977.
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Reliability, Flexibility and Refinement
The standard 5.3 litres V8, whether in carburettor form or as with the |Series 5 V8, fuel injection, starts as a highly flexible engine with abundant torque from as low as 1000 rpm.
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Complimentary Transmission Upgrades
The standard transmission, whether Auto or manual, will be capable of accepting the considerable increase in torque and power that comes from the Vantage engine.
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Complimentary Suspension and Brake Upgrades
When upgrading the standard V8 to full Vantage spec, it is essential that suspension is also upgraded to the Vantage spec or with upgraded fast road front brakes.
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Complimentary Wheel and Tyre upgrade
The standard V8 uses 225/70 15 tyres with a 6.5 J wheel width.. This needs to be increased to cope with the additional torque and power available.
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The Ultimate V8
The Aston Martin V8 has shown itself to be adaptable to a bewildering range of options, with some versions having been developed from the standard 5.3 litre V8, through capacity increases to as high as 7 litre and with a variety of fuelling options ranging from up rated carburettors to single and double superchargers and to power and torque figures of 600bhp and 500ftlbs of torque.
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