powerflow yes or no?

[Jimmy]

Should i get one or not?? was thinking of getting (well have ordered and is going on in 9 days now) a dual exit full system with the sports cat option

[PugGTi]

Yes.

[Jimmy]

How come u got one mate?

[PugGTi]

I had the fairly common problem of the exhaust going just in front of the backbox. I was faced with Pug's standard response of 'we'll have to replace the whole lot including the cat - that'll be £350 please'. My local Kwik Fit weren't particularly helpful on the phone so I did a bit of asking around (including on this board) and a couple of people mentioned Powerflow.
There's a branch pretty close to me and they seemed pleasant and knowledgeable on the phone. When I went down there and spoke to them they didn't hurry me and went through all the options to give me what I wanted (not too much of a boy-racer sound but something that sounds a little bit throaty etc.). I didn't feel as though they were talking down to me just 'cos I don't know much about car mechanics and they let me make an informed choice that ended up with me getting exactly what I was after.
You also get the benefit of the guarantee (although you have to take it back for annual checks).

[colonel-shoe]

jimmy how much extra is the sprts cat option???

[Jimmy]

was an extra 200 pounds whioch brought the whole system to 650 which aint that bad i think for peace of mind i guess

[chi_chee]

whats the difference and benefits between a normal CAT and a sportd CAT?

[PugGTi]

This is taken from Milltek's website:

Hi-flow Sports Cats

Your original catalytic converter will typically have 400 or 600 cells per square inch (cpsi), these original cats are restrictive in their flow, typically allowing an open area of around 55-65%.

A Milltek Sport Hi-flow Sports Cat which will be fully integrated into a large bore downpipe, has only 100-200 cpsi depending on application. These cats have an open area of between 75-85%, thus reducing back pressure substantially and increasing flow rates, all very desirable for extracting more performance, especially on turbocharged engines. Emission levels are maintained at legal limits by careful selection of the volume of the metallic substrate. Lamda probe positions remain unchanged from the original equipment.

[M3RAN]

i dont like powerflow...the finish on the taill pipes dont look too nice (colour wise, bland look to them)... plus they go yellow colour when used.... i woulg go for stuff like magnex & scorpion if i was to spent a few bob on the exhaust

[chi_chee]

so that explains the colour of the tip on the one i found....the xosrt that it!

[Jimmy]

Back again having the exhaust put right, after a few miles i started losing performance and way to noisy so having it made quiter at the moment and hopefully regain my performance i mean serious powerloses my mate was pulling away from me on the motorway in a 1.3 toyota starlet. very embarrasing also cant get the car off the speedo anymore. dammit

[LeeXS]

A m8 of mine had this prob, think he had to remap ECU, but not 100% on this!!

[Jimmy]

o well have to be a dastek unichip while im at it i guess lol, got quoted 400 fitted not bad aye?

[LeeXS]

How much bhp does that add then??

[PugGTi]

That depends on how you want them to tune it - you could go for more BHP and a sh*t fuel economy, or somwhere in between. Before and after printouts (and don't start with the whole 'how accurate are dyno's' thread again please) for mine were 132 and 145BHP. That still gives me around 29MPG average.