Two things bug me about my exhaust the way it looks and the fact its silent :thumbdwn:

So... I'm after a cat back exhaust but I'm after a specific look

The twin rounds on this shamelessly stolen pic below are exactly the look that I'm after.

Now I realise that this is a cat back itself but the 2.75" pipework will be wasted on my car as I don't plan to go big power/bigger turbo in the future and its alot of extra cash over the standard 2.5" Milltek for a different tip.

I've emailed for a quote from the local powerflow place but I worry that when I say "I want it to be a noticable improvement with a sporty sound but not boomy or with motorway drone" they hear "I want it loud". I'd feel more confident buying into a known product if that makes sense.

So do I have any other options up to £350? Blueflame and the regular Milltek both have ovals which are nice but just not what I'm after.

Thanks for any help.

you can have that exhaust tip with the blueflame mate the end parts are interchangable and easy to do have both the oval and the twin exit:thumbup:

love the sound of the blueflame

A decent powerflow dealer will make it sound exactly how you want mate.

My local one is sound, popped in on friday and he removed my entire system and bent and wiggled it about on his bending machine for no cost

A full system off him is around £230

Backbox for twins is £140 (asked him that question on friday)

Dave

you can have that exhaust tip with the blueflame mate the end parts are interchangable and easy to do have both the oval and the twin exit:thumbup:

This sounds promising.

So blueflame offer this tip as an option? I've only looked at their products on ebay and they don't seem to give a choice?

Just a bump...

OK so from their website Blue flame offer the Octavia exhaust with either a Fuji or Hockenheim tip?

The page with their tip designs seems to be constantly down so I can't see what either of those looks like. I'm assuming that one is the oval and the other is the twin round?

Just looked on their website and the Hockenheim and Fuji tailpipes are both singe round ones, the Hockenheim looks slightly smaller, is straight cut and has a rounded edge. The Fuji is slash cut with a less rounded edge and looks larger.

buy it with the larger oval pipe and i will swap you for the twin rounds i have:D:thumbup:

I had a cat back powerflow exhaust made for my cougar, cost £450 but was well worth the money and sounded brilliant. They seem to know the noise type quite well. I wanted sporty but not too loud and it sounded lovely. You can see all the tips they have as well so you can decide the best on the car.

I had a cat back powerflow exhaust made for my cougar, cost £450 but was well worth the money and sounded brilliant. They seem to know the noise type quite well. I wanted sporty but not too loud and it sounded lovely. You can see all the tips they have as well so you can decide the best on the car.

I emailed for a quote at my local Powerflow place but they obviously don't want my business as they haven't got in contact.

My main concern with Powerflow is people say that they are great followed by "I took my one back to get it re-aligned and tinkered with and they did it free of charge" TBH Once I get an exhaust fitted it shouldn't need faffing about with :confused:

Just looked on their website and the Hockenheim and Fuji tailpipes are both singe round ones, the Hockenheim looks slightly smaller, is straight cut and has a rounded edge. The Fuji is slash cut with a less rounded edge and looks larger.

Must be a firefox issue as I just tried it with IE and the images came up. You are right the tailpipe on the Octavia system clearly isn't a Fuji or Hockenheim. FFS, I think I might stick with the stock one :P

Edited 10 September, 200916 yr by lordrobs

Go to ebay and type Octavia 1.8T . It will come up with the blueflame exhaust with oval exit or a stardard looking DTM. Its around £260 and offers you a 100cell sports cat for an extra £370 i think. Not 100% sure on prices but its a good deal. Thats where i got mine from

Go to ebay and type Octavia 1.8T . It will come up with the blueflame exhaust with oval exit or a stardard looking DTM. Its around £260 and offers you a 100cell sports cat for an extra £370 i think. Not 100% sure on prices but its a good deal. Thats where i got mine from

Thanks, I've seen the blueflame exhausts on ebay but I've got my heart set on a twin round design

i have it mate as said before order it with the larger oval pipe and i will swap you

i have it mate as said before order it with the larger oval pipe and i will swap you

Yeah but I'd rather just order it with the tip I want

Blueflame exhaust's are great!!!!! i've had 2 now one on my Astra sport 2.0 16v and now one on my Octy VRS it sounds lovely!!!

Two things bug me about my exhaust the way it looks and the fact its silent :thumbdwn:

So... I'm after a cat back exhaust but I'm after a specific look

The twin rounds on this shamelessly stolen pic below are exactly the look that I'm after.

Oooh my car!!!

Off topic I know, sorry:)

Same as Stevie's (2.75" Miltec).....but not on a ramp.

has anyone got a video clip of there exhausts sound ? im looking to get a turbo back system in the new year and a re-map and i want one with some sound if im paying near the £600 mark .

has anyone got a video clip of there exhausts sound ? im looking to get a turbo back system in the new year and a re-map and i want one with some sound if im paying near the £600 mark .

I have'nt got a videa clip of my 2.75" Miltec, but it does sound fantastic

The only down side is its a bit dear at £830, having said that the quality and fit is very good.

If you fancy a 2 hour drive over to Guisborough I'd be happy to take you out for a spin in mine.

PS. I ran my Miltec for a month befor I got it custom remaped and it sounded great, I was really pleased with it....but it sounded even nicer and louder after the remap.

This is the Piper twin tail system on my car

Is that what you are looking for?

Kind Regards

Garry

Just to jump on this as I'm now investigating exhaust possibilities.

All the CAT back exhausts protrude from the rear bumper so on my Elegance will I have to cut out a section of bumper?

Also, which out of all the name brands (Piper, Blueflame, Milltek) is quietest? I don't want to be rattling people's windows when I drive past, but I do want a decent resonance when the right foot goes down

And I can't decide on twin tail pipes or large oval :confused:

Any help/advice appreciated.

Sound is a very subjective topic.

"One mans noise is another mans music"

I think mine is a nice all round system. Its quiet enough not to bother me when driving normally, but has a nice sporty tone when driving more spiritedly.

Its louder than the Resonated Milltek i took off in favour of this one, but i found the Milltek was just too quiet all the time. The Piper only uses a single motorsport rear silencer and it works very well

I hope this helps.

Kind Regards

Garry

I must admit , we have had people put the resonated system on to their car , and they have said it is too quiet

So then they have gone for the non resonated

As Gary said , it is very personal the tastes of exhaust noises

I love the extra bit of burbble that you get with a non resonated

But I dont know if I could live with it.....maybe if I was not doing too may miles

Dont know , they sound good

But each to their own

I love the oval tail pipe myself , but it is my opinion only

Sarah

This is the Piper twin tail system on my car

Is that what you are looking for?

Kind Regards

Garry

That looks perfect, thanks!

...goes to google for a price :P

EDIT- about the £330 mark it would seem. Going to strike whilst the iron is hot and call a couple of local Piper stockists tomorrow as I currently have a VERY rare thing... SWMBO approval

Edited 29 October, 200916 yr by lordrobs

Garry has been a big help and as a result a Piper exhaust with twin round tip is currently on its way to me

It will most likely be fitted on Saturday with pics and, if I can find an empty car park, sound clip to follow soon after