Blueflame Blowing ?

[PABLO ESCABAR]

cuprasmiff:
does your powerflow have powerflow stamped on it anywhere?i suspect mines a powerflow,but has nothing to say that it is,previous owenr didn't know,and i can't be assed chasing up the other.
mines blowing and wondered if it would be cheaper to get a new back box put on it,or if it is a powerflow,and its garanteed,get them to replace the knackered back box.
its basically a SS pipe with mild steel box and tail pipe with some chrome tail trims.
don't fancy spending too much on it as i want cat and downpipe soon.
sorry to hijack the thread phil

like said by claudfrog the guarentee only stands for me on mine, if i sell the car then it tough luck on the person who has the car unfortunatly mate,as for the stamp ill have a look tomorrow when i get it on the ramp to raise the susspention(?) but i think it has on the backbox.

 

[PABLO ESCABAR]

yeh just opinions..... Not going to get into it but yes i do have a girlfriend (long term) and yes we do have a house to pay for. So to u.

fair play yoth, and to you i like my super cheep zorst even if others dont

 

[Empi5]

fair play yoth, and to you i like my super cheep zorst even if others dont

cheap exhaust for a cheap fella !

 

[Pabs]

cheap exhaust for a cheap fella !

 

[PABLO ESCABAR]

cheap exhaust for a cheap fella !

dam right bling boy but it sounds better than yours at the mo dont it something wrong with the car fella sounds a bit rough we'll see at the next meet

 

[Mitchy]

Surely the lesson here is.....

Buy cheap, get cheap

Spend that little extra and get so much more quality!

Miltek/Supersprint are the only 2 proven worthwhile exhaust systems for LCR

 

[WeeJase]

Surely the lesson here is.....

Buy cheap, get cheap

Spend that little extra and get so much more quality!

Miltek/Supersprint are the only 2 proven worthwhile exhaust systems for LCR

whatever it is on my skud is 5 years old,and is just starting to blow,if its a cheap system,as i suspect it is,it hasn't done "that" bad,though i agree,buy cheap buy twice

 

[cordobabrendy]

jase, powerflow arnt cheap, 100 quid is cheap, my cat back was 350 quid ffs, but i wouldnt change it for the world.

 

[STOCKY]

jase, powerflow arnt cheap, 100 quid is cheap, my cat back was 350 quid ffs, but i wouldnt change it for the world.

Same here Brendy! Mine came from the same place as yours and havent had a problem, I reckon its all to do with the fitters!

 

[PABLO ESCABAR]

Surely the lesson here is.....

Buy cheap, get cheap

Spend that little extra and get so much more quality!

Miltek/Supersprint are the only 2 proven worthwhile exhaust systems for LCR

not got an LCR mate but as you can see from these last few post im not on my own on this one many people on here have a powerflow zorst and had no probs with them,but most with a BLUEFLAME mega bucks system are complaining of a problem,,,,,,,,, need i say anymore,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Scotty_b]

Surely the lesson here is.....

Buy cheap, get cheap

Spend that little extra and get so much more quality!

Miltek/Supersprint are the only 2 proven worthwhile exhaust systems for LCR

But neither of the them offer a down pipe. If it wasnt for the customer service (which doesnt cost feck all to get right) or the fact theres a few fitting issues with there staff it would be an ok piece of kit for the money

 

[chubbs]

did bf fit the exhaust ? i only ask as i think they only charged about £50 to fit which is not alot of money for the time it takes .I paid more then twice that so i hope it just the fitting that is to blame but i do keep getting the anti pullition (sp) coming on keep resetting the ecu all well for 3-4 weeks then back on ! get it sorted next service

 

[PABLO ESCABAR]

oh bum! cheers for that,any special markings on them??

powerflow stamped the whole length of the backbox mate so have a look and see if yours is mate

 

[Empi5]

Ive been back to Blueflame today, the problem has been rectified, but i suspect there is a alot more trouble ahead for anyone else who has had a system fitted !

 

[Scotty_b]

What did they do and why do you say that fella! Ive had the same feeling for a while but was hopeing it wasnt true

 

[Empi5]

The Downpipe has almost broken in two, right on the U bend weld. Apparently the wrong welding process has been used, ie Tig Weld.

Affecting mainly cars running higher boost than stock, and also anyone that hasnt changed the Engine mounts.

Seems they are now aware of the problems and no more TIG welds, but i suspect the systems that have already been fitted will perhaps need further attention.

They re-inforced the weld with a supporting bracket and they are confident that this will hold.

Only time will tell.

 

[Copra]

sounds similar to the problems i had on my beeza with the a-m motorsport system, but it was the flexi section that gave up. That was down to the engine mounts. VAG fit very sloppy mounts as standard and when your running alot more power they just cant cope. The engine moves about far to much and the zorst cant cope with that much pushing and pulling.
I for one wont do any mods to the engine of this car without doing engine mounts first

 

[Feel]

The Downpipe has almost broken in two, right on the U bend weld. Apparently the wrong welding process has been used, ie Tig Weld.

Affecting mainly cars running higher boost than stock, and also anyone that hasnt changed the Engine mounts.

Seems they are now aware of the problems and no more TIG welds, but i suspect the systems that have already been fitted will perhaps need further attention.

They re-inforced the weld with a supporting bracket and they are confident that this will hold.

Only time will tell.

I remember looking at the BF dp right next to the APR dp at Awesome. The BF one was definitely MIG welded and the APR TIG welded.

On quite a few different levels, TIG welding is better than MIG welding, especially on "exotic" stuff like stainless and aluminium (particularly thin gauges), but it is however definitely possible to produce high quality welds on stainless with MIG, so long as the correct wire, gas and techniques are used.

One thing I did notice was that the BF dp seemed to be made of 1.5D bends, whereas the APR one appears to have a single 1D (i.e. tighter curve) at one point. This meant that, on the BF, there was one joint where they'd bevel cut two bends and the joint was joggled (i.e. the two pipe ends didn't line up particularly well). This can mean that there is a step in the joint, creating a thin point in the weld.

It'd be interesting to know if it was that joint that failed...

 

[Empi5]

I remember looking at the BF dp right next to the APR dp at Awesome. The BF one was definitely MIG welded and the APR TIG welded.

On quite a few different levels, TIG welding is better than MIG welding, especially on "exotic" stuff like stainless and aluminium (particularly thin gauges), but it is however definitely possible to produce high quality welds on stainless with MIG, so long as the correct wire, gas and techniques are used.

One thing I did notice was that the BF dp seemed to be made of 1.5D bends, whereas the APR one appears to have a single 1D (i.e. tighter curve) at one point. This meant that, on the BF, there was one joint where they'd bevel cut two bends and the joint was joggled (i.e. the two pipe ends didn't line up particularly well). This can mean that there is a step in the joint, creating a thin point in the weld.

It'd be interesting to know if it was that joint that failed...

I might be getting my TIG and MIG mixed up, i should of taken a picture really, but the break definitly was around the area of the u bend, My garage did say it was on the weld.

 

[Scotty_b]

Could this explain my strange whistle on full chat! How would you know its gone as i dont want to get all the way up there for them to sort it and theres nothing wrong?

Have they admited its a problem with the system for the LCR?