Yea im sure ill get used to it. I love how its deeper now. i'll check the 02 sensor tonight. thanks for the comment!

Does is make that noise on decel too? I have an aftermarket exhaust and I get it too, but more noticeably when i let off the gas and coast.

I'm starting to think it may be eminating from the flex pipe (the walls might be really thin to allow it to bend). Does the OEM Nismo exhaust have flex joints up front too?

yes there are flex joints right basically right after the stock exhaust connects to the cat's. i have been under the car while it was on and there WAS a rattling noise coming from the flex joint area, but i fixed that (theres some heatshields a few inches down from the flex joints and i found some small pebbles in between the shields and the pipes).

im hoping to get under the car again today to see if i can bend any heatshields (as well as fix a CEL issue with some steel wool) which may be causing that rasp, but we shall see...going under the car while warm is pretty damn scary haha

I have been searching the forum for posts on this issue for a while. Addressing your issue first, the first video isn't that bad, but the second one would make me not want to drive the car at all. I am experiencing a rattle, not so much a raspy noise, and I've noticed it more on deaccel'. I believe I heard it a little on your first video.

Now on to my issue. I had the Berk HFC's, and the Injen cai's installed in Aug. I didn't notice the rattle immediately after the install, but it grew after I put a few miles on the parts. I figured it needed some break in time, and decided to take the car on a trip through a few states. :driving: Although I thouroughly enjoyed bonding with my new toy the noise had only grown worse by the end of the trip. If I was disgusted by the noise from the inside I can only imagine how it sounded to the group of onlookers who'd gather around my car outside of a hotel as I drove off. I'm sure it wasn't the symphonic orchestra. :shakes head: Anyways I have decided to remove the parts when I return, and go FI. If I have to deal with aggravating noises I'd rather have more power. :excited:

Hopefully you're able to solve your issues, and pass the word along to the others dealing with similar problems. Good luck.

Yea in speaking to Sebs from SpecialtyZ again, who did my install, he had said that the rattle/rasp was normal and its basically something ill have to live with. Its not that bad when the engine is warm, but it can be disgusting when cold as you heard in my second video. I am going to play around with the heat shields this weekend and see if there is rattling coming from there too. But, it looks like ill be living with this sound until i save enough for FI as well.

About the injen CAIs, did you experience any noticable gains with that part alone?

To be honest I was strapped for time, and a bit hasty. I had both parts installed on the same day, and didn't even bother getting a baseline. I arrived at the shop over an hour late for my appointment thanks to a late mail truck, and a two hour drive in traffic. After throwing in adequate cool down time I was lucky to get the job done at all. Good thing the mPM you the infoechanic was a big fan of the Nismo.

While perusing through the forum before purchasing my parts I think I noticed a post with the dyno numbers for my setup. I don't recall if they recorded numbers for each individual part, but if I come across it again I'll .

have you ever had any problems with the nismo running hot since installing the gen3 intakes? are you satisfied with the perfomance of the intake? is it worth the money?

Just don't waste your time deleting the rear can with test pipes or HFCs...your ears will bleed...I'm talking louder than most tracks will allow...took mine off and ended up with just stock CATs and rear muffler delete...which I had some more flow in the CATs for more burbles and pops on the overrun, but at least there is no rasp...

No Plans to remove the Nismo exhaust. The volume level with the Berks is satisfactory at this point.

Debating on getting an Intake while saving up for FI.

I have the Berk HFC's and the stock nismo exhaust and pretty much have the same sound. I'm not really sure if its gotten any better, my car has been in storage since November.

I have had test pipes for about two months with the rasp(~6000mi). I just a Stillen CBE on and it is worse! It is driving me insane, I think I am going to put my cats back on and deal with the loss. I was playing with the thought of header wrap all the way back to the muffler, starting at the test pipes....

I spoke to Berk a lil while ago and they said that the rasp is expected. I sent him my youtube clip and they confirmed it.

i had rasp on my old 350z i had TurboXS Test Pipes

There will always be a rasp with test pipes&high flow cats...

I hate that rasp sound and I was thinking of getting high flow cats as well. FIY, the "washer mod" is very raspy when cold but disappears as the car warms up.