BERK Catback Exhaust System installs/reviews

Haboob

I emailed Berk a week ago, but haven't heard anything back from them at all yet.

I am going to try again or to phone them on Monday to see what they say.

I may just take it to a local shop and have'em heat up and bend the hanger.

tiger123

Did you order direct from Berk?

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Gibby1113

I'm stuck between this exhaust and the ark dts...any persuasion/opinions??

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Haboob

I didn't order direct from them, no, but it was shipped direct. I'm wondering if something happened during shipping, but I doubt it. The box wasn't too damaged when I got it though.

tiger123

I'm biased on the Berk. See my review in this thread. It sounds really good. No rasp or drone. The exhaust makes a note not a sound. lol. Not to mention, it looks great too.

G/L with your decision.

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tiger123

Did you get the exhaust with the Round or Oval Tips. I've heard of this problem before as it seemed to happen with the Oval tips. Since they went with the Round Tips, believe Berk made adjustments and this is an issue of the past.

Either way, I would call Berk direct on Monday and see what they have to say/will do for you.

Good luck. Let us know your outcome.

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SurfDog

I like them too the only drawback is they are a bit heavy and hang a bit low. I do love the sound on mine!!!

IV actually considered cutting and re-bending around the back end to bring up the clearance a bit

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Gibby1113

i know this is probably a dumb question but im gonna ask anyway.... would it be a good or bad idea to install the berk exhaust AND CAIs at the same time? like do I need the Z to adjust to one mod at a time or what? my Z is stock right now so i was wondering if i could kill two birds with one stone while the car is getting the exhaust installed and install the intakes at the same time.

thanks guys

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tiger123

Go for it. No problem doing both at the same time. The ECU will adjust accordingly. If you install HFC''s or Test Pipes, you will then want to get it tuned by UpRev or Eccutek.

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Gibby1113

Eccutek? Never heard of them..are they good?? I'm gonna install the k&n intakes with the exhaust. Did you notice any gains from your short ram G2s? Thanks

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tiger123

I noticed immediate gains from the G2's. They will not be as great as the G3's. All in all, the car breaths much better and more efficiently. You will notice the difference. Paired with a great CBE and HFC/TP's, you will be rockin.

As far as Ecutek is concerned, they are new to the 370z community. Do a search here and you will find them. They are claiming great things, better than UpRev. We shall see. At least one thing is for certain, competition is good, really good.

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tiger123

Check them out, EcuTek is proud to announce the release of ProECU Tuning Tools for the Nissan 370Z

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Gibby1113

Sweet. I'm probably gonna get the k&ns, motordyne intake manifold, berk cbe, and the tune the car...any idea how much hp I'll be kicking out? I can't do hfc cuz I won't pass the Texas emission laws

And I don't want headers, won't give me the sound I'm looking for. Berk cbe is perfect. Loving the new tips!!

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Mandingo

I passed easily with HFCs. They are actually the best mod out of all the others you listed too (price-to-performance wise). The Berk CBE also sounds much better with HFCs imo. Just something to think about

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Gibby1113

Yea I agree that the berk exhaust goes extremely well with the cbe but I kinda don't want my car to hiss. I like the way the cbe sound w/ out hfc. Will intakes alter the sound of my cbe?

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