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Originally Posted by HDyoyo Lol you might need a couple more candles... I would love to see the dyno. I'm going to dyno mine after all is done. I was

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Old 04-20-2012, 07:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Lol you might need a couple more candles... I would love to see the dyno. I'm going to dyno mine after all is done. I was going to go with the berk cbe but I fell in love with look of ark and many have said the ark was a little louder. I wish I had a friend with a lift! Good luck with the project man!!
Thanks for the well wishes!! If you read my last post, you will see how my day went. All in all, not so bad. I did drive to the dyno place, but they did not have time today to do mine in such short notice. I may have to make an appointment to "get-er done". The place I went to is called RDP Motorsports (RDP Motorsport - Dyno Tuning, Custom Vehicle Fabrication, Racing) and they had cars there with over 1400HP, although they were all American muscle, thjey said that they can get parts for almost any vehicles and also do the installation as well.

Yes, the lift was a real lifesaver, even though the place looks like an episode of "American Pickers". I bet you that I saved over 6 hours of total installation time for the CBE and HFCs that I would have spent by doing on my back.
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Old 04-19-2012, 10:19 PM   #2 (permalink)
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lol thats a ma-con-ick
If he said headers was pointless then I would have agreed, unless its long tube headers!
I will install my F.I T/p tomorrow depending on what time my oem gaskets come in for the rest of the exhaust! yes I'm a oem gasket groupie, i feel a lot more comfortable using them to replace the gaskets ARK sends out with their exhaust, even though I've been using tho gaskets for 3 months.
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Makes sure you post some sound clips.
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Thanks man! I'll keep you in mind for next mod.
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http://youtu.be/ci-imMujhSQ

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Here are a couple vids of my Berk HFCs, but with an Akrapovic exhaust. They were a pain in the a** to put in. I finally did some googling and found out that the easiest way to install/remove cats was by removing some of the intake piping, using a few extensions and an impact wrench, and went through the engine bay. After doing that, install was a piece of cake.
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im definitely going to put a before and after HQ video!
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Hi,

I just mounted my BERK CATs, very, very good sound and performance!!

CEL Light still off!

I ask you about the bracket to fix the CATs.

I see that the holes on the bracket are not aligned perfectly with the support bracket, and the two plates are not very orthogonal.
I think that if I tight the bolts, after km, something may be crack!
I am thinking to don't mount the support bracket...

Someone has this impression / issue ??
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Hi,

I just mounted my BERK CATs, very, very good sound and performance!!

CEL Light still off!

I ask you about the bracket to fix the CATs.

I see that the holes on the bracket are not aligned perfectly with the support bracket, and the two plates are not very orthogonal.
I think that if I tight the bolts, after km, something may be crack!
I am thinking to don't mount the support bracket...

Someone has this impression / issue ??

I found a solution that supports 300°Celsius....
...no rattle, no mechanic stress and the support is guaranteed!!!

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My Berks HFC was installed on Friday and all I have to say is that this is the best bang for your buck. However I do have an issue with my check engine light coming on the following day but my mechanic did warn me in advance. If your looking for performance and don't want to break the bank, go for the berks hfc because it makes a big difference in performance and sound once you get past 4k rpm.

Anyone have any advice on the check engine light?
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My Berks HFC was installed on Friday and all I have to say is that this is the best bang for your buck. However I do have an issue with my check engine light coming on the following day but my mechanic did warn me in advance. If your looking for performance and don't want to break the bank, go for the berks hfc because it makes a big difference in performance and sound once you get past 4k rpm.

Anyone have any advice on the check engine light?
Two years with Berks and no check engine light.

But, keep in mind that any mod in the flow of the engine want an adjustment in carburation. So, mapping is a must (I used UpRev to do it).

Many users do not experiences in check light without mapping, but only because the stock map is pretty rich, so if HFC leans a bit, doesn't happens anything.

I suggest you to map your car, not only for performance, but also for engine longevity.

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Check your gaskets. I've seen two cats trow CELs becuSe of the gaskets.
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Where did you guys buy your Berk HFCs? I'm looking online and I can't seem to find a good website to purchase them off of (new). Any suggestions? Thanks a lot.
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