Why not to buy a powerflow exhaust

[sideways danny]

Powerflow are custom made by one franchised individual so going by your experience this can vary from person to person. I had one on an ST200 and it was excellent quality. No probs.

still the same s**t materials though

 

[Gouldy]

i have seen this many of times and had alot of debates about failflow exhausts. i have seen them sh1t the baffles out into a heap, fall off cars, rust to bits in a few months. im not getting into the debate, instead i am going to post some pictures of a power flow exhaust that came on my 182 when i bought it in April and you can judge for your self;

as you can see, the system is poorly constructed and has started rusting. i have found the original receipt and this system was a matter of months old. the problem with power flow is the bottlenecks they have from bending the tube and that all the welds are MIG instead of TIG. so although the tube is 304 stainless, the welds are just ferrous metal which will oxidise and corrode. ans before anyone says it, all power flow's use MIG so all power flows corrode at the welds.

 

[SkidMarx]

Il see if i can get pictures of the bends on mine, they make yours look like a yozza.

 

[Scrooge]

The powerflow on my Punto has lated about 5 years and it gets scrapped on everything tbh.

 

[Gouldy]

just for comparison;

1. powerflow Y joint;

2. RS192 exhaust which is what replaced the power flow;

same joint, for the same car. just look at the difference in welding / tube bending / nominal bore