Straight through exhaust price!

[TVR-Boy]

Yesterday, I popped into Powerflow in Bristol to get a quote to have a straight through exhaust made & fitted for my 95 Chim 400 - the price quoted was £450!

Now I know that exhausts can be expensive, but my mate took his MGF in 15 minutes earlier and was quoted £350 for a complete system including two custom made back boxes and twin DTM tailpipes.

I don't think things add up somewhat, me thinks someone was thinking TVR=£'s

I have had many custom exhausts built over the years, all of them more complex than the TVR one, none of them so expensive.

I live in Berkshire, can anyone recommend a garage which would charge a reasonable amount for a straight through?

Failing that, I will go for cherry bombs.

[Blues]

TVR-Boy said:

Yesterday, I popped into Powerflow in Bristol to get a quote to have a straight through exhaust made & fitted for my 95 Chim 400 - the price quoted was £450!

Now I know that exhausts can be expensive, but my mate took his MGF in 15 minutes earlier and was quoted £350 for a complete system including two custom made back boxes and twin DTM tailpipes.

I don't think things add up somewhat, me thinks someone was thinking TVR=£'s

I have had many custom exhausts built over the years, all of them more complex than the TVR one, none of them so expensive.

I live in Berkshire, can anyone recommend a garage which would charge a reasonable amount for a straight through?


Failing that, I will go for cherry bombs.

Have a word with Racing Green and see what they do. I'm sure they do something with your existing exhaust that replaces all the perforated silencers with solid pipes.

Offords will do a "cut and shut" to produce a straight through exhaust (sometimes thought to be Cherry Bombs) for only £150 ish.

[im]

Straight through modification - £150 at Austec in Crawley, West Sussex and also at Dave Batty near Guildford.

[TVR-Boy]

Thanks for the responses guys, very very helpful!

I will check out Austec first.

[dogbucket]

I phoned round the usual places in the SE a while ago and TVRfix in Ewell was the cheapest.

[shadowninja]

dogbucket said:

I phoned round the usual places in the SE a while ago and TVRfix in Ewell was the cheapest.

How much did they charge, then?

[DJ JULES]

Try Perry mott in Denham, he sleeved my exhaust sounds awesome.

07957 872615

[dogbucket]

shadowninja said:

dogbucket said:

I phoned round the usual places in the SE a while ago and TVRfix in Ewell was the cheapest.

How much did they charge, then?

£150ish, but then Austec and Fernhurst quoted me £200+ which conflicts with above.

[im]

dogbucket said:

shadowninja said:

dogbucket said:

I phoned round the usual places in the SE a while ago and TVRfix in Ewell was the cheapest.

How much did they charge, then?

£150ish, but then Austec and Fernhurst quoted me £200+ which conflicts with above.

When did they quote you that? I had mine done for that price about 15 months ago.

[Robwhite]

I paid £297 for a chassis waxoil & straight through in March, which by my reckoning was about £150 incl vat for the exhaust, as they quoted £145 for the chassis. I used David Hendry in Malmsbury, so its not too far from you

Rob

[shadowninja]

dogbucket said:

shadowninja said:

dogbucket said:

I phoned round the usual places in the SE a while ago and TVRfix in Ewell was the cheapest.

How much did they charge, then?

£150ish, but then Austec and Fernhurst quoted me £200+ which conflicts with above.

Ah, ok.

PS TVRFix have moved. They're now on the A240 itself so no need to jack up the suspension to 4x4 levels in order to negotiate the potholes!

[Vixpy1]

The ACT systems are good. For a custom exhaust on any car 400 to 500 is about right, Powerflow don't have the best of reps though.

[dogbucket]

im said:

dogbucket said:

shadowninja said:

dogbucket said:

I phoned round the usual places in the SE a while ago and TVRfix in Ewell was the cheapest.

How much did they charge, then?

£150ish, but then Austec and Fernhurst quoted me £200+ which conflicts with above.

When did they quote you that? I had mine done for that price about 15 months ago.

about March time this year I think, Austec was £200 and Fernhurst £250 iirc

[griffter]

TVR-Boy said:

Yesterday, I popped into Powerflow in Bristol to get a quote to have a straight through exhaust made & fitted for my 95 Chim 400 - the price quoted was £450!

Now I know that exhausts can be expensive, but my mate took his MGF in 15 minutes earlier and was quoted £350 for a complete system including two custom made back boxes and twin DTM tailpipes.

I don't think things add up somewhat, me thinks someone was thinking TVR=£'s

I have had many custom exhausts built over the years, all of them more complex than the TVR one, none of them so expensive.

I live in Berkshire, can anyone recommend a garage which would charge a reasonable amount for a straight through?

Failing that, I will go for cherry bombs.

That's not bad for a NEW FULL exhaust and includes fitting. You'd struggle to get one exc. vat for less than that from a TVR specialist / supplier.

Your mate's MGF has the engine right next to the exhaust exit at the back of the car - much less material, much less room for error, probably quicker to fit.

It doesn't sound like a bad price to me - assuming quality is OK.

Obviously modifying you existing exhaust is going to be cheaper, but then you're not going to have a new exhaust, or an old one as spare / to sell.

[daz the plumber]

i don`t like the conversions they sound like an old tractor, i think the best sounding exhaust is the act sports exhaust , it as a lovely rasp . i know there expensive but you san sell your old one to off set the money a little.look on u tube theres a griff with a act exhaust fitted .

[Pauls Trevor]

I was looking to change my exhaust for the act cherry bomb at £500 but after talking to David Hendry cars today they suggested removing the centre box to make it straight through. This would cost £150.

Can any one tell me what it would sound like? Should i spend the extra and would it be louder as a straight through?

Thanks

[TVR-Boy]

Well, my Chim is booked into Longlife in Berkerley at 2pm tomorrow to have a straight through fitted for £200 all in!

I will report back tomorrow to let you know what it sounds like.

[Pauls Trevor]

That will be Great!

Thanks

[bigdods]

Pauls Trevor said:

I was looking to change my exhaust for the act cherry bomb at £500 but after talking to David Hendry cars today they suggested removing the centre box to make it straight through. This would cost £150.

Can any one tell me what it would sound like? Should i spend the extra and would it be louder as a straight through?

Thanks

loud. My 450 with cats still in place but straight through pipes does 121db @ about 5.5k revs.

[Robwhite]

Hendry did mine. I think it sounds great, my sons think it sound awsome and the wife thinks its too loud and crap. So it must be OK.

Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNCojJM72UE its last Sunday in the M4 tunnel at Newport.

Rob