$225 Catted Front Pipe from Berk Technology
 

Just a PSA in case anyone has been hunting for a high flow cat from a decent company:

http://counterspacegarage.com/produc.../berk-hfc.html

is there a review out for these?

I have one. Gets the job done and the quality is decent. Then again, I don't care who stamps their name on a piece of bent metal under the car or how it looks as long as it holds up.

No audible sound difference, but I have a turbo and the stock muffler. As this is the only cat on my car, slight smell to the exhaust.

Give me about a week or two. It seems a lot of people haven't had issue with other Berk parts so I presume it will be the same with this.

I got a question would I be able to use this or any front pipe with my SRT headerback exhaust, since I do wanna get headers as well and don't want my exhaust to be too loud.

From the 370z, to the civic parts, to FRS/BRZ parts, Berk has always fit perfectly and had the best customer service!

They will back their products to the end!

Thanks,
Mike

I have the SRT as well and I think those of us that went with the headerback may be kind of stuck modifying the SRT front pipe and/or mid pipe. SRT uses slips joints and band clamps (I think that's what they are called) so we would need to either have a cat welded into our front pipe, or have the midpipe cut and a flange welded on. Link to pics in my (super slo-mo) build thread

I'm considering my options as well. I am very curious to hear what the SRT sounds like paired with an UEL header so I may keep mine until I get one, but don't want to be catless for a DD. Plus, I can only imagine how loud it will be.

Ruskymx

Sweet thanks will keep an eye on your build, I was also looking at headers as well and don't want to be waking up the neighbors when I come back at night time.

I'm using this as the only cat in my exhaust setup. Gets the job done with no frills and would flow as well as Perrin or any other catted front pipe, except for Nameless, that's an odd one out.

I also only have one cat on the car and I cannot drive around with the windows open due to the smell. It is amazing how exhaust fumes exiting behind the car can get sucked into the cabin at speed...

Thinking about adding another cat...

does anyone know / measured if the 2.5" is ID or OD?

Have it on my ride... High Flow Cat hasn't blown out yet so I'm sure it will stay...

Nice to see another reasonably priced option to Tsudo.

i have this on my car. works great. looks fine. bolted up perfectly and the fitment to my perrin cbe and stock op is great.

Any updates as to how these are holding up? I would like to keep a cat in the front pipe to hopefully reduce extra noise and possible drone. Do any of you that have it on notice a difference in the way your cat back sounded?

I have it on mine. It seems to work great. It's a little louder on start-up, but once the idle drops, you can't really tell the difference.

Question when adding a front pipe with Cat will I get a CEL light or is that only when changing out the header? if I don't have a spacer or tune.

Thanks

Question when adding a front pipe with Cat will I get a CEL light or is that only when changing out the header? if I don't have a spacer or tune.

Thanks

You would be fine, no CEL. Installing a catless header would result in a CEL, that would need a tune to disable.

$225 is a really high price for the pipe.
Here is mine, non catted. Berk makes great products though.

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Not really. A good cat with metallic substrate will run you at least $100. Stainless flanges would run you another $30. Add in a couple of mandrel bends and labor and $225 is a steel. The only info I can't find is what kind of stainless it is.

It was $180 last year. Looking now prices have gone up. Jwmotoring is a good retailer


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Just checking in again for updates. Sounds like these will last! Haven't heard any complaints about Berk, at least quality-wise.

The irony... I just checked Jwmotoring and they have it for $299. @CounterSpace Garage still has it for $225.

In comparison, I've seen Invidia catted front pipes for $450+

I have this with a Perrin Resonated catback. It sounds great. Lots the pipe did discolor fast but its under the car so who cares.

Great price! #want!

I just installed the berk catted pipe with motiv overpipe. Fits 100% no issues, sounds great with my perrin catback. Good buy

For anyone who is using this HFC front pipe, does it smell compared to stock?

It depends on what smell you're talking about. My car doesn't smell any more like gas than stock, but I'm running primarily E85, so my car smells like it just left the local pub.

Talking about 91 octane smell... I tried running a straight pipe and the smell was bad. Getting it in cabin and burning the eyes kind of bad.

Once tuned, the smell isn't as bad. Check all the connections to make sure you're sealed properly. HFC doesn't smell at all.

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no smell here.

If I'm looking for just a "meaner" growl, is this Berk piece what I would want?

Also anyone running this piece with no tune? I'm thinking of using just my OFT Stage 1 91 tune with MAF Scaling for a Perrin BigMAF CAI.

It'd be subtly meaner sounding. You'd probably be better with a catback if sound quality is what you're aiming for.

And you are happy with the sound? Looks like this setup is what I'll end up with. I don't want LOUD or rasp. I got the Perrin resonated CBE.

You still can't find that info in 2017 lol. Not to necro the thread, but I was wondering on how are some of the OP's Berk HFC front pipe exhaust have been holding up. I think I'm gonna get one.

I've had mine since 2014, and it still looks new. I added a bullet resonator to the end of the front pipe to reduce some of the rasp. It's a well built piece of kit. Berk makes high quality stuff, and IIRC it's made in the USA.