Berk TP and HKS. Recently installed...
05-16-2006 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Calgarian,May 16 2006, 08:11 AM
I've had the experience of driving behind a S2000 with a cat removed and can honestly say it stinks. I'm all for modding as long as the car does not emit additional pollutants. This is one mod which s/b left at the track.
That would be me. The TP is gone. You can now look forward to driving behind Danny and smelling his exhaust. 
With a supercharger, I was also getting a tremendous amount of black sooty smoke when I punched it. With the cat back on, it no longer does it.
05-16-2006 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by xviper,May 16 2006, 10:30 AM
That would be me. The TP is gone. You can now look forward to driving behind Danny and smelling his exhaust. With a supercharger, I was also getting a tremendous amount of black sooty smoke when I punched it. With the cat back on, it no longer does it.
05-16-2006 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Harpoon,May 16 2006, 10:56 AM
It's the aftermarket exhaust causing the drone, not the testpipe.
Give it awhile. I found that the butt-dyno seemed to measure a more significant power gain after 500 or so miles.
Give it awhile. I found that the butt-dyno seemed to measure a more significant power gain after 500 or so miles.
05-16-2006 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Project22a,May 16 2006, 11:37 AM
Could this be from the ECU adjusting to it?
05-16-2006 | 12:05 PM
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Hmmm... i'm suprised that you think it sounds more "ricey." When I had this setup with a different brand testpipe (not that it matters) I thought that it made it sound less ricey since it wasn't the same monotone sound, but this just goes to show how subjective the sound of exhausts are.
05-16-2006 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by versionJDM,May 16 2006, 03:11 PM
I am 3k with a berk TP and no CEL.
05-16-2006 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Harpoon,May 16 2006, 01:56 PM
It's the aftermarket exhaust causing the drone, not the testpipe.
Give it awhile. I found that the butt-dyno seemed to measure a more significant power gain after 500 or so miles.
Give it awhile. I found that the butt-dyno seemed to measure a more significant power gain after 500 or so miles.
The overall pitch of the exhaust has increased slightly as well. I think I can sum it up this way:
You might have to go into a room where no one can hear you to try this.
Make a "wau" sound. Looks funny, but sound that out. Notice how wide your mouth is open. Now make the same noise but open your mouth about 25% more. Thats the difference in pitch. In a nutshell. Don't get me wrong, the sound is good (really good). It's just not what I want all the time. Sometimes I don't want to be heard.