We feel that the V8 Vantage should have been like this from the factory. This conversion will let you fall in love all over again with your Vantage.
AHM have a replacement clutch kit for the V8 with a twin plate organic clutch from the V12 Vantage and lightweight custom made flywheel to suit the V8.
Our main aim was to make the pedal feel lighter and improve throttle response plus increase the longevity of the clutch.
This conversion means that the clutch pedal feels much lighter, but still more positive than the standard set up. Throttle response is dramatically improved as the engine revs much more freely and picks up better from low rpm. The twin plate clutch is smaller in diameter, and has four friction faces rather than two. This allows it to handle more torque, but with less spring pressure, so less wear and a lighter pedal.
The AHM Twin Plate Clutch Kit comprises lightweight flywheel, twin plate organic clutch, upgraded release bearing, new flywheel bolts and new pressure plate bolts. Plus the required exhaust gaskets, oil seals etc.
With a lighter clutch and flywheel fitted, this can add more transaxle rattle at idle when warm and the well known low speed V8 torque tube grown tens to be a little worse.
This does vary with age and millage.
Many specialists will not advise you of this at point of sale.
We feel the gains far out way the small negative.
AHM raise the Idle rpm to 900 rpms from the very slow 750 rpms to help reduce the transaxle chatter as part of our clutch replacement service.
This is not a simple adjustment we have to reprogramme the engine ecu.
This is all done in house.
We also advise changing the gear oil to at 75/90 Transaxle oil that we recommend.