Berk hfc review!
06-03-2011, 06:56 PM
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Berk hfc review!
Sooooo...first of all, to all who are considering installing HFC's on your car, make sure you sure the cats bolts in wd or whatever you wanna use because it was a BIATCH!
My mechanic who's my buddy did the passengers side with no problem.....then the problem came on the drivers side. the top bolt was stripped and no possible way of getting it out. Hours and hours of trying to get it off, didn't work....had to actually cut through the drivers cat to get through unfortunately. I said the hell with it and go for it. So still the screw wasn't coming off....had to wait until today to mess around with it some more. Finally it came off.....the sound is so great. The stock exhaust tone is there, just deeper...the growl is awesome, the hissing that everyone spoke about is noticeable but not something that you can notice on the inside...driving with the windows down, the growl is so awesome and deep when switching gears around 3k-4k! I love it....i can't see myself getting an exhaust because this is just so perfect. An intake is next on the list! Here's a difference, i had a few different videos but these are the two i combined.
Enjoy!
<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BGsAoinEoDU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
VIDEO OF DRIVE BY
<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ctG9ZkQ7TPs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
My mechanic who's my buddy did the passengers side with no problem.....then the problem came on the drivers side. the top bolt was stripped and no possible way of getting it out. Hours and hours of trying to get it off, didn't work....had to actually cut through the drivers cat to get through unfortunately. I said the hell with it and go for it. So still the screw wasn't coming off....had to wait until today to mess around with it some more. Finally it came off.....the sound is so great. The stock exhaust tone is there, just deeper...the growl is awesome, the hissing that everyone spoke about is noticeable but not something that you can notice on the inside...driving with the windows down, the growl is so awesome and deep when switching gears around 3k-4k! I love it....i can't see myself getting an exhaust because this is just so perfect. An intake is next on the list! Here's a difference, i had a few different videos but these are the two i combined.
Enjoy!
<iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BGsAoinEoDU?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
VIDEO OF DRIVE BY
<iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ctG9ZkQ7TPs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Last edited by SRG; 06-06-2011 at 11:29 AM. Reason: added extra video
06-03-2011, 07:38 PM
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Sounds great! Those Berks just kick. Thanks for the comparison vids. Extremely helpful. So you don't hear the hiss from inside? Do you notice it when driving and if so when does it occur?
I also love my berk + stock exhaust setup! By "hiss", do you mean the "air surge" sound when you gun it? For my car, it sounds like I have a turbo...lol
06-04-2011, 07:36 PM
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Always contemplated Berk HFC vs Tanabe Medallion because I wanted to keep somewhat of a stock sound.
Those are too raspy in my opinion. Doesn't matter how it sounds in the inside. You bought it for it to sound good on the outside right? lol. At least you're happy though.
Those are too raspy in my opinion. Doesn't matter how it sounds in the inside. You bought it for it to sound good on the outside right? lol. At least you're happy though.
06-04-2011, 08:16 PM
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Always contemplated Berk HFC vs Tanabe Medallion because I wanted to keep somewhat of a stock sound.
Those are too raspy in my opinion. Doesn't matter how it sounds in the inside. You bought it for it to sound good on the outside right? lol. At least you're happy though.
Those are too raspy in my opinion. Doesn't matter how it sounds in the inside. You bought it for it to sound good on the outside right? lol. At least you're happy though.
