Written by Robin Bradley
The preliminary work on the products that Blow Performance launched with in 2016 actually started some years earlier . " I started the company conceptually in 2012 ," says founder and Managing Director Dom Pompeii . " We were product-testing by around 2014 to 2015 , so by the time we started the business formally there had already been around five years of preparatory R & D and supply chain building and production planning ." " Performance , with a distinctive deep Harley- Davidson sound ," is how Dom first described Blow Performance exhausts to me . " Harleys have a distinctive sound that makes everybody take notice
- it triggers an emotion . Well , enhance that with a Blow Performance exhaust and you ' ve got the best of all possible worlds . " A well-engineered and well-managed soundscape , and an enhanced performance package and looks
' 3-step systems that work with the exhaust inertia pulse '
that leave a lasting impression ." The qualified engineers at Blow Performance have worked with some of the biggest names in competitive racing , so are accustomed to the demands of an environment in which " you have to get it right every time ," says Dom . " The design , materials and coatings are everything , and if you can make the exhaust system perform , look and sound amazing , then you have nailed it . Our design and development team has over 50 years ' experience in performance engine work ." Their experience and the knowledge gained has seen them dive deep down the Rabbit Hole of understanding how exhausts really work , according to Dom . " Combining the three often competing priorities of great sound , great performance and great looks requires a very specialized , very detailed and very specific understanding of how engines and
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