CorsaSport14
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Im pissed off!
i paid 320 qwid for a 'custom' made straight thru de-cat exhaust for my corsa, 2 weeks later its blowing, so i fink right its time to use the lifetime guarentee and take it back! i took it back to be fixed, im driving home and 20mins later and it starts blowing again, but this time even worse!!
Im halfway home and its late so i couldnt be bothered to go back again, as its quite a way from where i live.
Anyway im already pissed off coz all i can hear is ZZZZZTTTTTTTTTTT!! everytime i put me foot down, and ppl look at me asif to say YOU PIKEY!
Yea, so i get it on the ramps after work today and look at my 320 qwid exhaust and what a fucking mess!
On the down pipe where the bottom of the manifold meets the new exhaust they dont join/line up properly, its on the piss.
they've used some long like 10" screw with about 4 washers on to hold it together one side and a nut on the end, and on the other side about a 2" screw, they've exhaust pasted it all up (im guessing when i took it back) and it looks a state.
And when i unjoined the pipes the new peice like dropped & twisted round n fell down on the rubbers, so the rubbers wernt even supporting the exhaust when it was all connected anyway...
So my advice is avoid powerflow! Get some scaffolding for 20qwid and make your own 
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
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Pooflow 
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Adam_B
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whats the name of the place you got it?
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John G
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Its not powerflow materials that are the problem mate, just sounds like cowboys who fitted it,
When Top Gear burnley did my centre exit it was all Powerflow materials they used and it was a1!
People seem to jump the gun with powerflow.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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QWID?
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--DAN--
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Depends where you get it done. My local place is top notch, had 4/5 systems over the years with no probs.
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CorsaSport14
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quote:
Originally posted by Matty G
QWID?
Pounds,,,my pound symbol isnt working on keyboard 
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Gaz
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I think the exhaust suits you... CHAV?
Please learn to type before ranting... If you knew anything about Powerflow, its a franchise, so its not powerflow who are fitting your exhaust, just the name...
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CorsaSport14
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
whats the name of the place you got it?
Top Gear, St Albans
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jr
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FFF write and type properly
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Jakey
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSport14
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Originally posted by Matty G
QWID?
Pounds,,,my pound symbol isnt working on keyboard
I love the way people abbreviate words but use the same amount of letters
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--DAN--
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
FFF write and type properly
FFF
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jr
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i was so annoyed i missed an S 
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--DAN--
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Gaz
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FFF = Fucking Fucking Fuck
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cunningham
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as said powerflow is a franchise i had one made up for my old black corsa and it sounded brilliant and was built very well
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Jas
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I Have powerflow and its a good bit of kit, subtle tone, perfect fitting
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craig_s
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Registered: 5th Mar 06
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nothing wrong with powerflow.had one on mine for ages and never had a problem.just sound's like they done a shit job on yours.
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Gaz
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Avoid Mcdonalds
it give me the shits once...
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Ben G
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why write QWID instead of QUID? it's the same amount of letters ''FFF''
as said, your powerflow you used will be shit, not everyones.
same as mcdonalds, KFC etc.
buy an off the shelf exhaust system that is designed to fit your car and you won't have any of these problems. 
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
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quote:
Originally posted by John G
Its not powerflow materials that are the problem mate, just sounds like cowboys who fitted it,
When Top Gear burnley did my centre exit it was all Powerflow materials they used and it was a1!
People seem to jump the gun with powerflow.
got it in one mate
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J4M13
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSport14
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Originally posted by Adam_B
whats the name of the place you got it?
Top Gear, St Albans
thats who your problem lies with then fella! not 'Powerflow'. As everybody says, garages that fit powerflow products are all different Franchise's. One garage has nothing to do at all with the other.
so in theory, your Thread title should be 'Avoid the st' albans topgear franchise' if anything (as Topgear's are only a franchise too)
[Edited on 26-04-2008 by J4M13]
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joes_1.4_16v_sport
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quote:
Originally posted by cunningham
as said powerflow is a franchise i had one made up for my old black corsa and it sounded brilliant and was built very well
X2
Unlucky mate.
Mines never been a problem. Yet
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J4M13
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quote:
Originally posted by joes_1.4_16v_sport
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Originally posted by cunningham
as said powerflow is a franchise i had one made up for my old black corsa and it sounded brilliant and was built very well
X2
Unlucky mate.
Mines never been a problem. Yet
where did you have yours done? good chance it was our place you came to.
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaSport14
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Originally posted by Adam_B
whats the name of the place you got it?
Top Gear, St Albans
Mine was shite too from there.
As for people saying its not powerflow etc etc, they are part fo the brand name thus should be judged all under the same umbrella. If the company pay no attention to the bad ones, then that doesnt say much for the company does it?
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