BERK Catback Exhaust System installs/reviews

Sport-370Z

I installed the Berk CBE system last summer on my 370Z. I have the round slash cut tips. They do stik out further than I anticipated. Too bad they are not adjustable because I would like to push them in about 1/2 inch. The left side sticks out about 1/8 more than the right. Overall, the sound and quality are excellent. You will like the exhaust note over stock.

tiger123

Received the Berk CBE last Saturday March 9th. I had them sitting in my living room. Every time I would go up the stairs I would see them, sitting there in their boxes. It drove me nuts.

My daughters boyfriend is a mechanic. He attempted to install the new Berk system from the ground with the car up on jack stands. He called a friend of his who owns a full body auto repair. He specializes is BMW's and Honda's. Well he has 5 lifts in his shop. He made a phone call and off we went to his shop. This shop was immaculate. 5 bays and the place was just perfect. I mean you could eat off the floors in this place. Everything was in its place where it should be.

Anyway, this was after hours so we were the only one's in the shop. I had to sit in the waiting area and was not allowed in the shop area due to liability issues.

When they were finished, they called me in the shop to hit the start button for the first time. First impression was, WOW

I am very pleased with the sound and performance of this exhaust. This is what the Z, IMHO should sound like. Deep and throaty with no drone. When stepping on it, it makes such a beautiful tone. The sound is really something to behold in person. Upon WOT, it just sings.....nice, very nice indeed.

Throttle response has improved, in addition to what feels like low, mid and high range improvement as well. The butt dyno don't lie.

Berk has done an awesome job. Love the Round Tips........I was told the Berk lined up just perfectly without any modification required. Using the lift, from strip down to new install, took all of 1.5 hours.

Now, I think it's time to upgrade to Berk HFC's. The guy who owns the shop said I could come back anytime to install them.

Very, very satisfied indeed.

68cam454

Got my Berk CBE to go with my Berk HFC's from FBNissan last Wednesday and installed it yesterday.

I just backed the Z onto my race ramps and went for it. I didn't jack the front up at all and access was better than I expected. It took a few hours with plenty of breaks.

Very nice quality materials and welds and the install was a piece of cake......except....the left (drivers side) tip hung down about 3/8" lower than the right and it also stuck out 1/2" more than the right. I loosened everything up and jacked up the left side of the muffler slightly and tightened everything down again. The tips are now at the exact same height which I'm very happy about but the left side still protrudes 1/2" further than the right.

I don't see a way to correct this since it's set by the length of the pipework so I will be calling Berk in the morning to see if they have any ideas.

BTW...This exhaust paired up with the Berk HFC's sounds absolutely amazing. I was worried about it being too loud during cold start and pissing of my neighbors (they already hate my big block 68 camaro with dual 3") but its not that loud at all until you get on it. This is exactly what I was looking for and it should have had this tone from the factory.

tiger123

Good luck with yours. Mine did not have fitting issues. That is really weird. Don't know why yours would be any different? What year is yours? I see you have a Nismo. That should not make any difference however?

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68cam454

I have a 2011. I talked to a tech at Berk today and he said they see this from time to time and it has to do with bumper alignment. They are sending me a spacer to get it lined up so we'll see how that works out. I'm really curious as to what dimension is actually off, so I'm going to get under the car this weekend and take measurements of all pieces.

I still cant get over how nice this setup sounds. Today's commute was a lot more fun than usual.

tiger123

I bet. I am now thinking about purchasing the Berk HFC's as well. Probably should have purchased them at the same time.

Best of luck to you. Hope the spacers do the trick. Keep us posted.

I live in Chicago......the weather here so far in March has been terrible. We are supposed to be in the upper 40's this time of year. We are barely breaking freezing for highs. Wednesday high this week will be 29F......WTF is that!!

It's killing me I can't drive the car with the new exhaust. Realize this crappy weather won't last for long, but it just plain sucks seeing my car in my garage just sitting there.......it's calling for me to drive her.....frustrating.

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tiger123

Now with some pics. Sorry, no before pictures, only the OEM exhaust lying on the ground. Man, is that thing ugly!!

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