Are Power Flow Exhausts good?

  1. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #1
    I have the chance to buy a Powerflow back box off my mate, he had it on his corsa, are they good and will this fit onto my saxo?
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #2
    Its a 4" back box too.
  3. Established Member Joined: Oct 2004 Warrington Posts: 1987 AX VTS 57 3.0 TDI A5
    #3
    Theyre a franchise so some are good, some are awful
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #4
    oh ok, thanks
  5. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1660 yamaha tzr50/dt125 cars: 1.0i spree
    #5
    i have a twin power full exhasut and mine is awsome
  6. Forum Section Moderator Joined: Aug 2008 Liverpool Posts: 15517 Saxo VTR
    #6
    Mostly bad power wise tbh
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #7
    So they are poor powerwise, how about the sound?
  8. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1660 yamaha tzr50/dt125 cars: 1.0i spree
    #8
    mine sound abousulty sweet mate but havnt had chance to test the power as i ent got my licnece yet so all i can say is the sound is amazing on mine
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #9
    yeah mate, but the difference from yours to a 4" is pretty big, your's will look awesome on a car
  10. Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 durham Posts: 1218 02 black vts with nitrous!!
    #10
    Power flow exhausts are a rip off and dont give any increase in power, they can sound good sometimes though. For the money of a new one fitted you can get a few good race systems that are 10x better!! If you can pick one up very cheap then give it a go.
  11. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #11
    ive seen a few of the twin exit 'power'flows - look and sound rubbish
  12. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #12
    How much would you pay for a 4"powerflow backbox?
  13. Saxperience Addict Joined: Sep 2008 Suffolk Posts: 11590 ITB'd Saxo VTS & Mazda 6 MPS
    #13
    £0.00

    I just wouldnt
  14. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 1660 yamaha tzr50/dt125 cars: 1.0i spree
    #14
    i agre with chris tbh mate

    and it only wourth ago if its shit can sell on ...
  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #15
    Well i'm pleased i asked, think i'll give it a miss then, thanks people
    What other backbox can i get for a decent price that are better
  16. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Nov 2007 Guantanamo Bay Posts: 28700 oyster card
    #16
    Oval piper! I love them, good sound and good quality for the price.
  17. Established Member Joined: Sep 2008 Torbay Posts: 1565 2000 phase 2 Saxo VTS Turbo 2000 Nissan 200sx S14a
    #17
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by chris84 View Post
    Power flow exhausts are a rip off and dont give any increase in power
    not true at all, my friends had his glanza on a rolling road, put the powerflow exhaust on and re ran it on the same rolling road, same day and made a 6bhp increase.

    some powerflow exhausts are crap, but at the same time some are brilliant as said before, they are a franchise.

    so i think its very unfair to say they are all crap.

    also keep in mind, changing parts in the engine/exhaust will almost always see a change in power be it a gain or a loss and more often than not a non restrictive exhaust like one made by powerflow will see a gain.
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #18
    What exhausts would you recommend?
  19. Infrequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 northern ireland (joyriding country) Posts: 124 1998 Saxo Vtr Black Top (for sale soon)
    #19
    i have a cat back 2.5 powerflow on my vtr and its more responsive then what it was before and sounds great.
    i wouldnt go for a 4" though. i read somewhere that any back box over 4" on a non-turbo'd car under 1.6 will lose some power or it wont be as responsive
  20. Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2009 Ayr/Glasgow Posts: 106 53 Saxo VTR
    #20
    Supersprint
  21. Regular Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Shropshire Posts: 454 Black Saxo VTR
    #21
    Ive got a supersprint on mine and i can tell you it might not be that loud but it gives a nice little rasping noise that you cant beat, if i was you mate id save up for a straight through supersprint system or a piper system
  22. Established Member Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 1084 saxo Mk1 westie VTS saxo mk2 VTR S1 106 16v
    #22
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Saxo_vtr View Post
    Mostly bad power wise tbh
    IMO i disagree with that, ive got the center section and middle silencer along with backbox on my other Vtr, its not as big as a 4", it sounds amazing when driving and the responsiveness and power was quite noticeable when i put it on. But then again this was made for a saxo and it fits with no problem at all
  23. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Newcastle, Ashington Posts: 5086 Cammed and VTR'd Furio. Corsa c - Slammed & Euro
    #23
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by clubbz View Post
    Ive got a supersprint on mine and i can tell you it might not be that loud but it gives a nice little rasping noise that you cant beat, if i was you mate id save up for a straight through supersprint system or a piper system
    But straight through systems wont pass MOT though will they?