powerflow exhausts - do they rust?

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powerflow exhausts - do they rust?

Postby cerberous on Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:20 pm

i have been told be power flow they dont rust yet i have friend telling me they rust in 3 months and are crap any pointers please
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Postby mike_wall15 on Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:27 pm

Mine hasn't rusted....I've had it 1 and a half years, if it does I'll be having a new one for free...as all Powerflow exhausts have a lifetime warranty! :D

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Postby beanyfrst on Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:50 pm

i no this is off topic but do u have a pic of the front of your car as im debating the same front bumper as [ERRR] u got mike_wall15
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Postby mike_wall15 on Sat Jan 10, 2004 7:54 pm

Hi mate.....a rabbit jumped into the bumper at high speed the other day....I killed it and my mesh has caved in....[ERRR] be sorted by next weekend....along with my new bonnet....then i'll take a pic for you!

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Postby SantaHul on Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:03 pm

:lol:

Dumbass rabbit! Bet that made a mess
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Postby beanyfrst on Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:04 pm

i hate rabbits they r little fookers no prbs mate hope ya get it sorted
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Postby mike_wall15 on Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:05 pm

SantaHul ::lol:

Dumbass rabbit! Bet that made a mess


I wanted to go back and run it over sum more.....they're always jumping out on the way back from my girlfriends....its all on the country roads....u can get a good 70 - 90mph down them....all my lights on etc.....no one ever around at 1am so its the best driving u can get!

But then a rabbit decides that it'll run out in front and knock its head on my mesh ....grrrr!!!!! :aaah:

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Postby SantaHul on Sun Jan 11, 2004 1:28 am

Pheasants are just as bad, they fookin wait for you and THEN run. You can see em on the side of the road so you start slowing down and when you're about 10 yards away they suddenly run the silly fookers. Never hit one tho.
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Postby gambo_si on Sun Jan 11, 2004 3:46 am

of course they fu*king do , rosies one did and that £350 quid
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Postby Stokesy_y2k on Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:13 am

i have a powerflow i love em they make them 2 ur spec and they sound so fecking good, they r stainless stell and will not rust also like sum 1 says above they have a lifetime warrenty BARGAIN!
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Postby Red16 on Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:40 am

mine rusted on the outside, in a similar kind of way to the Gateshead Angel, didnt have any problems with it the year and a half i owned it. Theyre a bit on the loud side tho! The stainless steel they use is s**t, we welded a mates system up after an engine conversion using mild steel welding rods!
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Postby LiamMc on Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:02 am

There are two main types of stainless. 304 which can rust, and 316 which generally doesn't rust. Powerflow along with most exhaust manufacturers use grade 304. But if any stainless comes into contact with iron or black steel then this can rust on the surface of the stainless eventually rotting it in the same way. This can happen if they use a grinding disc that has been used on mild steel for example then use it on the stainless which inpregnates small amounts of metal in the stainless.

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Postby Al on Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:32 pm

mine hasnt either... and its not too loud, its nice and deep though
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Postby ant pittaway on Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:12 pm

im thinkin bout gettin one made for my fez' i got told bout 270 for a full system with a 4 1/2 inche jap style tailpipe, is this about the right price?
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Postby Project on Sun Jan 18, 2004 11:08 am

They usually rust on the welds (I think they're welded with mild steel maybe? Or just a poor grade of stainless).

Lifetime warranty is fine as long as you are the original buyer, but I'm not impressed with the quality anyway; I'd go Longlife, Tube Torque (but TT are louder) or custom.

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Postby Bash on Mon Jan 19, 2004 12:43 am

i got a powerflow on mine and the centre sectoin
is brown, and no its not mud :rolleyes:

im not buying them again thats for sure

i sold a mongoose before that and when i took it off and
gave it a clean, i could see my reflection :D

if i took this off and tried to clean it prob rub a hole in it,
absolute s**t compared to mongoose. Although i think
they did make it from s**t mild steel, not the proper stainless.
Bunch o fkin cowboys who put em on anyway.

Although it does sound sweet, when its not drumming your ear drums
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Postby Liebo on Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:26 am

My mate's powerflow zaust has gone rusty. He's got his on a Saab 900 2.0ltr Turbo.

He's going to wait till its really bad as its only underneath so you can't see iti then take it back and get it replaced under warrenty.

No point taking it back because of a few blemeshes.
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