Berk Cat-Back Exhaust GB #2!!!

M.Bonanni · 03-11-2010, 05:27 PM

^^^lol

cab83_750 · 03-11-2010, 07:38 PM

How hard is it to 'unbend' the hanger? Can it just be bent so that the right and left hangers are at the same height?

The Weapon · 03-11-2010, 08:30 PM

Berk is sending me a replacement for the back part to exchange but in the mean time they said i could keep the current one they shipped and try to tweak it myself. I almost fixed it 100% but it's still not quite there. It will do for now until my new rear section comes.
Oh and this is without any other modifications. No nuts, no washers just bolted the way it's suppose to be. After i tried the "washers fix" I experienced a very annoying vibration and removed them.

g96818 · 03-11-2010, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by The Weapon

Berk is sending me a replacement for the back part to exchange but in the mean time they said i could keep the current one they shipped and try to tweak it myself. I almost fixed it 100% but it's still not quite there. It will do for now until my new rear section comes.
Oh and this is without any other modifications. No nuts, no washers just bolted the way it's suppose to be. After i tried the "washers fix" I experienced a very annoying vibration and removed them.

what did u do? adjust the hanger?

Minicobra1 · 03-12-2010, 04:14 AM

Here is an actual video of UPS unloading Berk exhaust off the docks.

dlmartin81 · 03-12-2010, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

Here is an actual video of UPS unloading Berk exhaust off the docks.

The Weapon · 03-12-2010, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by g96818

what did u do? adjust the hanger?

I turned it upside down and put a 2x4 wrapped in a towel to prop up the lower end and i stood on the tall end which in my case would have been the passenger side. It just bent ever so slowly. Then i got the same 2x4 and tried to raise the driver side up a bit.

That was the best i could do since i don't have any tools to properly bend it.

As for the lic. plate being crooked I did that on purpose to make an optical illusion that the exhausts weren't crooked.

370Zsteve · 03-12-2010, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by The Weapon

As for the lic. plate being crooked I did that on purpose to make an optical illusion that the exhausts weren't crooked.

Matt · 03-12-2010, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by The Weapon

As for the lic. plate being crooked I did that on purpose to make an optical illusion that the exhausts weren't crooked.

g96818 · 03-12-2010, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by The Weapon

I turned it upside down and put a 2x4 wrapped in a towel to prop up the lower end and i stood on the tall end which in my case would have been the passenger side. It just bent ever so slowly. Then i got the same 2x4 and tried to raise the driver side up a bit.

That was the best i could do since i don't have any tools to properly bend it.

As for the lic. plate being crooked I did that on purpose to make an optical illusion that the exhausts weren't crooked.

lol, good idea with the 2x4, i think mines are crooked too.

370Zsteve · 03-15-2010, 06:56 PM

Berk Xpipe installed, no issues at all, pipes line up perfectly, the sound is unbelievable, no drone, you could pass a cop with this exhaust at 2500 rpm and he wouldn't even blink. God forbid you did that at WOT.

I am posting a couple of pics in the official Berk Xpipe thread.

B1nks · 03-12-2010, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by The Weapon

Berk is sending me a replacement for the back part to exchange but in the mean time they said i could keep the current one they shipped and try to tweak it myself. I almost fixed it 100% but it's still not quite there. It will do for now until my new rear section comes.
Oh and this is without any other modifications. No nuts, no washers just bolted the way it's suppose to be. After i tried the "washers fix" I experienced a very annoying vibration and removed them.

This is how mine bolted up only the driver side was a tad lower than the passenger.

370Zsteve · 03-12-2010, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Weapon

Berk is sending me a replacement for the back part to exchange but in the mean time they said i could keep the current one they shipped and try to tweak it myself. I almost fixed it 100% but it's still not quite there. It will do for now until my new rear section comes.
Oh and this is without any other modifications. No nuts, no washers just bolted the way it's suppose to be. After i tried the "washers fix" I experienced a very annoying vibration and removed them.

You license plate is crooked!

cab83_750 · 03-12-2010, 09:58 AM

Do you happen to know if the Berk exhaust is 'lower/higher" to the ground compared to stock? Do you happen to have a 'before' picture for comparison purposes?

Just need to know if scraping issues might occur.

Lastly, are the tips (both left and right) centered to the cutout? In looking at the picture, it appears that the side-to-side width of the left-and-right tips are a tad narrow.

Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Weapon

Berk is sending me a replacement for the back part to exchange but in the mean time they said i could keep the current one they shipped and try to tweak it myself. I almost fixed it 100% but it's still not quite there. It will do for now until my new rear section comes.
Oh and this is without any other modifications. No nuts, no washers just bolted the way it's suppose to be. After i tried the "washers fix" I experienced a very annoying vibration and removed them.

Matt · 03-12-2010, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cab83_750

Do you happen to know if the Berk exhaust is 'lower/higher" to the ground compared to stock? Do you happen to have a 'before' picture for comparison purposes?

Just need to know if scraping issues might occur.

Lastly, are the tips (both left and right) centered to the cutout? In looking at the picture, it appears that the side-to-side width of the left-and-right tips are a tad narrow.

Thanks.

After my installation (sorry, no pics) there doesn't seem to be a difference in clearance. I was a little worried looking at the angle of the pipes while the car was up on the lift, but it looks like nearly the same clearance as stock (from Nismo, not base).

The tips on mine are also near-perfectly aligned from right to left with the Nismo's exhaust "cut outs" of the bumper. I imagine the base will be the same.

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cab83_750 Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Posts: 887 Drives: 09 NISSAN 370Z Rep Power: 419	How hard is it to 'unbend' the hanger? Can it just be bent so that the right and left hangers are at the same height?