Berk hfc?!

mults

I installed the Berk CBE a few weeks ago in a little over an hour and a half. Not bad for me working by myself (on a friends lift). Tomorrow morning I am going to attempt the HFCs and I am dreading the Demon bolts, but I did go to church tonight and I lit a candle as well. I have all of my tools ready and I am hoping for the best. I can't wait to hear and feel the power. If I have time, I may get a dyno to check on the final results. I don't have a baseline, but I don't really care what I used to have, it's all about what I end up with at the end of the day.

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mults
40th Anniversary 'Z', 312.06HP/260.58TQ (Dynosty EcuTek Tune)
Build Date/Number: 1/27/2010 #706
Berk HFC + CBE, R2C CAI, Clear Bra, Cleveland Z Club

370ZilverZ

Spray it good with pb-blaster or similar spray and get a set of grip-tite sockets and the job will go well.

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370ZilverZ Journal

BMW Z4

mults

Well, I now have HFCs to go with the CBEs. All in all, the job took me less than two hours and the demon bolts were about 40% of the total time. The other bolts on the cats came off like they were just put on but the Demon bolts were somewhat of a challenge. The passenger bolt was accessed from the top with 36" of extensions, a 14mm surface drive socket and a big a$$ breaker bar (all 1/2" square drive). After getting all of these extensions in alignment, the bolt came right out. On the driver side, the same setup was used, but with 3/8" square drives. This is required because of the steering shaft that is right next to the Demon bolt. Unfortunately, this bolt siezed and had to be broken. I was surprised that the bolt broke and not the socket or extension. Replacing the cats was a piece of cake and just bolted back up. Like everyone has stated, plenty of PB Blaster was used, even though it didn't work on the one bolt.

I must say that this was one of the most challenging things I have ever done to a vehicle, but it was so worth it. The sound is absolutely intoxicating, even with the so-called hiss. I don't mind it at all, as it adds a touch of an exotic sound. I have been driving all afternoon with a huge smile on my face .

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mults
40th Anniversary 'Z', 312.06HP/260.58TQ (Dynosty EcuTek Tune)
Build Date/Number: 1/27/2010 #706
Berk HFC + CBE, R2C CAI, Clear Bra, Cleveland Z Club

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 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!!

370ZilverZ

You will like the ARK once they break in. Between them and the K&N typhoons, mine makes some nice music throughout its pipes in and out.

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BMW Z4

HDyoyo

Intakes will be my next performance mod... So I should expect the sound to get better after when?

370ZilverZ

About 500 miles for mine.

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BMW Z4

mults

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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mults
40th Anniversary 'Z', 312.06HP/260.58TQ (Dynosty EcuTek Tune)
Build Date/Number: 1/27/2010 #706
Berk HFC + CBE, R2C CAI, Clear Bra, Cleveland Z Club