DaveB
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has anyone with a Corsa XE got a proper aftermarket exhaust system fitted to it? Not a bodged/powerflow (same thing?) system.
i.e. JP, Tony Law etc. Notice any improvements, worth the money?
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tom_simes
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I know jr has a full custom, but competition system fitted to his, but he won't be able to tell you if it has made a difference for a long time yet!
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Ste L
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mate had a btb manifold and jp exhaust, and said he could notice the difference..
also, speak to rick draper about jp's he's had a few of them
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grogan
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think Novaneil or one of the other barn people has a JP exhaust aswell
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Fad
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Jr's is a Simpsons mandrel bent system looks awsome, even the clamps are mikalor ones too.
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J100RSA
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tony law on mine dave and you no the score and you seen the quality for your self
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16V_1600
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didn't know there were any "aftermarket" non custom exhausts for a Corsa XE due to it never being a production model?
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DaveB
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quote:
Originally posted by 16V_1600
didn't know there were any "aftermarket" non custom exhausts for a Corsa XE due to it never being a production model?
They're not "Aftermarket" as in off the shelf. A powerflow exhaust is about as much use as trying to drink a milkshake through a biro. They're shite. Hence my question if I got a 'proper' exhaust
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Fad
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I had an off the shelf Magnex mated to my XE and that lasted me best part of 7 years and is still on the car to this day which is testiment to its quality over the likes of "budget" custom systems.
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N90ATH
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i have a full sportex steel system from tuning .co.uk sounds nice (no center box so raspy) lol but does the job nicley
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DaveB
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
I had an off the shelf Magnex mated to my XE and that lasted me best part of 7 years and is still on the car to this day which is testiment to its quality over the likes of "budget" custom systems.
No doubt. Magnex exhausts are very good, but in terms of flow/design for an XE I think the only way is to go custom.
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Liam
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Doesn't Dave A do custom exhausts?
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Mark.W
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quote:
Originally posted by Liam
Doesn't Dave A do custom exhausts?
he does 
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J4M13
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but erm, any custom made exhaust is a bodge according to 'DaveB'. Mate, your a fucking loser that talks shit and dont know what your talking about.
How do you think companies like magnex etc get their designs in the first place? They have to first be made custom before put into production, so going of your views 'DaveB' these must be bodgeries aswell. Sorry to be blunt fella but im supprised noone has said anything before me.
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J100RSA
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il think you will find that exhauasts like magnex and scorpion come under the aftermarket off the shelf section mate these are no way custom just mass produced after market exhausts to me a custom exhaust is a one off exhaust
[Edited on 02-04-2008 by J100RSA]
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J4M13
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yes i know this, but 'off the shelf/aftermarket' exhausts still have to be custom built to start with so they have a design to go off, and because they are mass produced they dont always fit right, we get them in all the time and have to modify them to get a proper fit.
We have cars running 400bhp+e tc with our powerflow systems and they dont have one problem with our systems and benefit from them also(our timeattack 200sx runs one).
Depends where you go as to how well built the system is.
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Adam_B
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I had a powerflow sytem on my XE for most of its life, no problems with it. Had it on a few rolling roads as well and regularly made 155-160bhp which is pretty much book so id say that was good. Depends where you go though i suppose.
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J4M13
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forgot to say, also had a custom powerflow on my corsa xe from our place(same place as adam) and had no problems what so ever.
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jr
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someone has posted my exhaust porn pic 
[Edited on 02-04-2008 by jr]
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J100RSA
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i had nothing but problems with powerflow on mine very low quality thats why i bought a tony law thats flow tested and with mandrel bent pipe i saw proper power gains with it
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Adam_B
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how much do they cost to joe blogs? as no doubt you got it cheaper.
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J4M13
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and again, it depends where you go as to what quality it is, we use a mandrel pipe bender.
[Edited on 02-04-2008 by J4M13]
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J100RSA
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i didnt get it cheap paid £600 for it in mild steel took them 3 days to make it and it fits real well the manifols is a real nice peice of work its easy to maintain too with high temp silicoln paint
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J100RSA
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quote:
Originally posted by J4M13
we use a mandrel pipe bender.
[Edited on 02-04-2008 by J4M13]
so u sand fill and mandrel bend all your pipes?
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Adam_B
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why is a mandrel bent pipe better?
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