powerflow exhausts !!!!!!!!

[BWclio16v]

has anyone had this problem?

i have a powerflow stainless steel system on me clio.

ive had it for about 5 months, the other day me car was jacked up and i looked under the car, looked at the exhaust and noticed the pipe had started going rusty, i havent rang powerflow yet cos im not sure if the stainless steel actually disscolours. ive tried a magnet on it and the magnet sticks!

have i been ripped off? has anyone else with a powerflow exhaust noticed thishttp://forum.cliosport.net/smileys/smiley7

please help cheers

 

[andysport]

Well it doesnt answer your question but apart from the rust are they worth getting? You had any power increase? Do they sound good?

 

[RobFenn]

What grade steel did they use on your exhaust?

 

[BWclio16v]

they r ok? they can make it loud which mine is! just to get noticed coz they r too quite standard.

dont know what grade it is but i didnt expect it to go rusty this quick.

 

[BenR]

lol, powerflow are apalling....even if you apid for the system i wouldnt have one...total crap.

 

[Ozzhedian]

Powerflow isnt that bad. Theres a 400 (yes, 400) kw/540bhp VW Chico (renamed Mk 1 golf still produced in South Africa) running a pair of power flows.

BTW if u dont believe me about the golf, check it out on http://www.zoopedup.comwww.zoopedup.com under "king of the hill".

Oz

 

[BenR]

Um, that doesnt proove anything, maybe it could be making 600bhp with anything else.

cant find the car mate, but im thinking the 20V turbo.......

 

[Daz]

If its rusting, just take it back.. lifetime guarantee!

And no, Powerflow arnt crap. Dunno what its like for power gains, but, no everyone cares about powergains.

Daz.

 

[BenR]

when your running a 540bhp gold i would be!

powerflow can make it fit, but they have no idea about performance flwo figures.

 

[Ozzhedian]

Thats exactly my point. This car represents engineering excellence. He could have chosen any other system but he chose them. It is a twin engined, twin gearboxed, twin turboed special. You dont just stick anything on it.

Oz

 

[BenR]

twin engine! oh, thats not as impresive....

well, with a turbo effort, tunned lengths and back pressure quantities are not important....you just need flow and a big pipe.

 

[Fatherted]

As far as i know.............stainless steel dont rust.........does it ???

 

[Chad]

Quote: Originally posted by Fatherted on 14 April 2003

As far as i know.............stainless steel dont rust.........does it ???

Thats what I thought....thats the whole point to SS systems is that they dont rust. Take it back if its rust u were conned and it made out of recycled tin cans

 

[BenR]

Have you ever seen what happens to s/s over time?

and the tubes is one part, you seen the welds on a powerflow system, to say amatuer is being nice.

i personally woudnt bother, they really dont have any idea about exhaust theory.