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^^ nice write up! I had the same issue with the left tip. It was as simple as one whack of the hammer it it was perfect. There Jig must

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^^ nice write up! I had the same issue with the left tip. It was as simple as one whack of the hammer it it was perfect. There Jig must be a little off if this is a common problem

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Sweet. I'm glad that my write up helped.
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Hey, where Bolio? Oh that's right. He doesn't have to put his car away for the winter. He must be out puttin miles on his Z.

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YUP....been racking some miles on my Z.... One of the great benefits of living on a tropical island...


Dam...I really don' t know how you guys can do it...Just going a couple of days without driving my Z drives me nuts....the longest I parked her was for about a week, as I rotate her around every once in awhile...but even at that, I was finding excuses to head to the market to pick up things here and there just to hear her roar!!!!

I have had no issues or problems with the Berk Exhaust CBE/HFC Combo since its install in September 2010, and the sound has seemed to settle in quite nicely....as mentioned, the Z sounds exactly the way it should with this combo....It really matches the car, and I have gotten a lot of comments about the sound....Great on the street and at the track..


Love the "Cold Start" warm ups in the morning...Don't know about my neighbors though...but no one has complained thus far...If they did would tell them to .... (Note: My Neighbors are all family)...Everyone on my block knows when I leave and when I get home....

I've really enjoyed it a lot and have seen a great difference in power and performance at the track when comparing the before and after...The recent addtions of the Stillen G3's have made it a lot cooler...Planning to pick up some more goodies after the holidays...Hopefully my wife sent my wish list to Santa and I get that 25 row oil cooler in a few days.
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HOLLIDAY...CONGRATS and WELCOME to the CLUB...thanks for the update and the write up....

Although you were the first to order in our batch and the last to receive, you have to admit that you had that "It pays to come in last" feeling when you fired her up.

Too bad you gotta wait til winter passes to take her out...If I was in your shoes, I'd be out in my garage three times a day just cranking her up and then Revving the hell out the Z until Spring!!!!

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HOLLIDAY...CONGRATS and WELCOME to the CLUB...thanks for the update and the write up....

Although you were the first to order in our batch and the last to receive, you have to admit that you had that "It pays to come in last" feeling when you fired her up.

Too bad you gotta wait til winter passes to take her out...If I was in your shoes, I'd be out in my garage three times a day just cranking her up and then Revving the hell out the Z until Spring!!!!

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I knew it would be worth it in the end but I did not think my jaw would literally drop like it did! HAHA! I was grinning from ear to ear! It is truly amazing and one of a kind paired with the HFCs.

This is one of the worst winters Germany has had in a long time, go figure! I finally get the exhaust and now have to wait until spring Oh well, now I have time to lower it and do other mods with my down time.

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Anyone having issues with vibrating noise? I installed these myself about a year ago and recently noticed noise after 4k rpm, almost sounded like I have a engine in my hatch. I took a look yesterday and saw the heatshield was very close to the pipe. So I bent the shield. I took it for a spin and didn't hear the noise at 4k but not sure if the noise came back higher up since it gets really loud.

I'm still enjoying the cbe, was thinking of switching cbe but after spending time underneath my z i remembered how I dread working underneath it.
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It's a nice exahust but there's no flex joint in the ypipe?
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It's a nice exahust but there's no flex joint in the ypipe?
There is one, another reason I got the cbe.
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Anyone having issues with vibrating noise? I installed these myself about a year ago and recently noticed noise after 4k rpm, almost sounded like I have a engine in my hatch. I took a look yesterday and saw the heatshield was very close to the pipe. So I bent the shield. I took it for a spin and didn't hear the noise at 4k but not sure if the noise came back higher up since it gets really loud.

I'm still enjoying the cbe, was thinking of switching cbe but after spending time underneath my z i remembered how I dread working underneath it.
Thus far no problems...Still sounding as good from day one...The only sound/vibrating I hear around that RPM range is the imfamous "Hiss" on deacceleration...which is noticible since I have the HFC's.
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Hate to bring this thread back from the dead...but I just ordered my Berk CBE/HFC combo. Just like the other 13 pages, I wasn't sure what I wanted until I heard this combo. It sounds so good...very exotic sounding; definitely fits our cars. I'm thinking it's going to sound even better with my Stillen G3s installed now. Seems like the exhaust is a simple install, but the HFC gives some headaches? Hopefully everything goes smoothly for me and no issues.
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Hate to bring this thread back from the dead...but I just ordered my Berk CBE/HFC combo. Just like the other 13 pages, I wasn't sure what I wanted until I heard this combo. It sounds so good...very exotic sounding; definitely fits our cars. I'm thinking it's going to sound even better with my Stillen G3s installed now. Seems like the exhaust is a simple install, but the HFC gives some headaches? Hopefully everything goes smoothly for me and no issues.
Read up on the forum how to properly lube the "demon bolts" prior to doing the HFC job. it could save some headaches
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Read up on the forum how to properly lube the "demon bolts" prior to doing the HFC job. it could save some headaches
So I've read. My friend and I are going to do this install. He has penetrating oil and a breaker bar. We'll figure it out one way or the other.
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Might as well throw this in here. Berk exhaust, everything else is stock.

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Hate to bring this thread back from the dead...but I just ordered my Berk CBE/HFC combo. Just like the other 13 pages, I wasn't sure what I wanted until I heard this combo. It sounds so good...very exotic sounding; definitely fits our cars. I'm thinking it's going to sound even better with my Stillen G3s installed now. Seems like the exhaust is a simple install, but the HFC gives some headaches? Hopefully everything goes smoothly for me and no issues.
Congrats...you won't be disappointed man...With proper lubing the "Demon Bolts" shouldn't be an issue...I had some issues during my install...but it was all worth it in the end.

About the G3's..you won't really hear them from inside the car, as the Berk will overwhelm it, but it definitely sounds sweet from outside...This is the only way that you will hear the intakes...Do some Vids and post em up...The vid I did was just with the stock Air Boxes...haven't done a legit shoot since I put on the G3's.
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