Well I needed a new exhaust

[ChrisR]

Old one has pretty much fallen off since yesterday so am booked in to Powerflow first thing Monday morning for the princely sum of £200 lol.

I know some people don' tlike powerflow but I never had a problem with the one on my old 19, I made sure they use 304 grade ss as well.

Plus I needed it done asap and I wanted to keep the stealth pip, and it's cheaper than getting a Ren one

 

[V1NNY]

i got quoted £150 just for the center section

 

[ChrisR]

Well all done today, was bang on £200


Quality seems very good, all fits nicely with no knocks.

Only downside is when I left it with them they asked if I wanted it to soudn standard to which I said yes, it's noticibly louder

But it seems to pull a little better higher up the range, although that could be all in my head as I had to drive it lik ea granny when the box was falling off

 

[thedoc]

is £200 for the cat back system or just backbox?

 

[Danith]

they said they cudnt do mine til june 7th so i jibbed em off and went to blue flame yesterday instead. £325 for cat back but fits PERFECTLY and looks super duper.

 

[ChrisR]

Cat back, seems quieter now and seems very good

 

[The Bear]

£200 is a very good price for full cat-back. Are you positive it's stainless!!??

 

[Matty Baby]

im booked into top gear in west brom for a powerflow 220 cat back, anyone been here. also they said they dont use powerflow they use a 'better' system that they make themselves with 'better' welds and such ne thoughts??

 

[E-ray_172]

they said they cudnt do mine til june 7th so i jibbed em off and went to blue flame yesterday instead. £325 for cat back but fits PERFECTLY and looks super duper.

where are they based?
what bore size did you go for?
im looking to get my seatlth exhaust done when this ones rust and falls off but not sure to go 2ins bore or 2.5 ins?

 

[ChrisR]

£200 is a very good price for full cat-back. Are you positive it's stainless!!??

Positive, 304 grade

 

[MRBILLYUK]

im booked into top gear in west brom for a powerflow 220 cat back, anyone been here. also they said they dont use powerflow they use a 'better' system that they make themselves with 'better' welds and such ne thoughts??

^^^^ A bit confused mate . Your booked into Top gear , for a powerflow220 but they don't use powerflow ? Is it powerflow or not powerflow ??

All the systems are fabricated on site at powerflow using backboxes , tubes etc that they buy in .... they just make up the system and weld it all together . Sounds a bit iffy to me all this " better " system stuff . If they are not actually using the powerflow components , then they will be using similar components and doing exactly what powerflow do , just weld all the bits together .

I had a powerflow catback 304 ss on my old 172 , the guys at Burnley were spot on , nice sounding exhaust , lifetime warranty

 

[nockmeister]

where are they based?
what bore size did you go for?
im looking to get my seatlth exhaust done when this ones rust and falls off but not sure to go 2ins bore or 2.5 ins?

Ph1 172 BlueFlame exhausts are £240 fitted, on eBay. BlueFlame are located in Skelersdale, the system is 2.25. If you get the 3" twin box there is massive resonance between 4-5k...which equates to 80-90 mph, sounds awesome below and above that range tho, no 5k kick but loads better pick up from lower revs. I have got one, but swapped out the backbox for a single oval, much much quieter, but no where near as freeflowing.

 

[ChrisR]

Still liking it, noise has settled now (or It's made me deaf), very happy man