hfc is better for the environment though, even if it is just a little, lol. Stay green

 

lol, i think you are the first person on this forum that prefers HFC over TP's for the purpose of being environmentally friendly other then myself. Call me a tree hugger, i know :-(

 

Of course, greener too. All for tree huggin power.
No but seriously, you can't "get around it" in Europe. If you don't have cats, you fail. Period.

 

Sucks for you then! Naw I'm jk but I don't live in Europe

 

Lol, maybe it was you who said that they would take the minimal loss in performance to help protect the environment or something like that, but that is something I could definately agree on, lol.

 

hey guys... so i got the BERK HFCs with the support brackets... And now i need a flexy y-pipe so my nismo wont crack the berks... Im thinking of picking up a used Tanabe y-pipe...

Questions:
1. I know JIC is good, but will the Tanabe y-pipe be as flexy??
2. Will tanabe y pipe fit the nismo exhaust?

thanks

 

Your nismo didnt come with a y-pipe?

If not, I would go with the JIC.

 

+1

Nismo's come with a flex Y-pipe already.

?????

 

I like the way my stillen hfc's sound with the nismo exhaust.... I have a sound clip, but the quality is horrible. I need another camera.

 

well no of course the nismo catback exhaust came with the y-pipe... but the nismo y-pipe breaks all the HFCs and TPs cause there's no flex in it... and thats why i want a new "flexy" y-pipe... i know JIC is good, but what about tanabe?

 

everything i read about the nismo y-pipe says that the nismo y-pipe does NOT flex...

 

^ i think they are saying that the Nismo y-pipe IS a flexy pipe. Is it just that the Nimso y-pipe just doesn't flex enough for you?

I won't have any "flexy" areas in my exhaust at all - we'll see how long my cats hold up.

 

if you dont have the support brackets, prolly not very long (im assuming you're gonna have the nismo exhaust)

If you search and read (even the rest of this thread i believe) you will see that the nismo exhaust breaks HFCs and TPs due to its un-flexingness (sp? haha)...

 

Your Berk HFCs came with support brackets, and that's all the support they really need. It is not necessary for you to switch out your Nismo y-pipe.

BTW, post sound clips when you get these installed, I like to hear these kinds of setups.

 

yeah i was thinking that... but im also thinking i'd rather be safe than sorry you know..

 

Has anyone with the Berk Hi Flow Cats and Nismo exhaust had any cracking? If any has, how many miles do you have on your setup?

 

Mine cracked with under 1000 miles on it (no brackets). I just picked up the new set (with brackets) so we'll see.

 

Yeah, my Berk's came with the brackets (edit). However, Brian (from Berk) says that it's best to have at least one flex pipe on the y-pipe, yet my Stillen pipe is rigid. We'll see how it works out. Hey, muscle cars back in the 60's were able to go without flex pipes then i'm sure ours can as well.

 

...well thats not good. I dont want to have to buy the hfc again for $350

 

Nismo exhaust and Berks HFCs (braced) on my 07 for 500 miles. Looks great so far, and sounds better ! We'll see how it holds up...

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