Berk Installed - NICE
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Berk Installed - NICE
Installed the Berk w/AEM Dryflow combo last weekend. I am very pleased.
I know it has been said many times on here, but the sound is truly amazing....found myself showing it off all week long! Can't beleive I waited so long to do this mod. There is a cool slight "hissing" sound at light throttle tip-in. Even at lower rpm, at the moment you apply full throttle there is a noticible sound. And of course at full throttle/higher rpms it sounds like a "roar".
The install was easy once I realized to remove the rubber boot around the stock MAF tube.
And the best part is the performance increase. I did I did test runs from 50-80mph (4 stock and 4 Berk) on the same strech of road at the same temperature and averaged 0.34 seconds gain (using stopwatch, 6.32 Berk vs. 6.67 stock). The results are obviously emperical and subject to timer error, but the time differential is also consistent between runs (i.e Run 1 stock vs. Run 1 Berk, etc.).
I know it has been said many times on here, but the sound is truly amazing....found myself showing it off all week long! Can't beleive I waited so long to do this mod. There is a cool slight "hissing" sound at light throttle tip-in. Even at lower rpm, at the moment you apply full throttle there is a noticible sound. And of course at full throttle/higher rpms it sounds like a "roar".
The install was easy once I realized to remove the rubber boot around the stock MAF tube.
And the best part is the performance increase. I did I did test runs from 50-80mph (4 stock and 4 Berk) on the same strech of road at the same temperature and averaged 0.34 seconds gain (using stopwatch, 6.32 Berk vs. 6.67 stock). The results are obviously emperical and subject to timer error, but the time differential is also consistent between runs (i.e Run 1 stock vs. Run 1 Berk, etc.).
#4
my car pulls just fine at lower RPMs
so did my 00.
if i feel i dont have the low-end torque...i down-shift. its never an issue from a start.
i bet the "loss of low end" problem is a result of auto trannies.
so did my 00.
if i feel i dont have the low-end torque...i down-shift. its never an issue from a start.
i bet the "loss of low end" problem is a result of auto trannies.
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Yeah i barely put mine on as well .. I love it.. I just got the wifey a Max too and she wants one really bad.. LOL i like how you put those decals on your engine cover thats PIMP !!
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Originally Posted by 01_Maxine
Yeah i barely put mine on as well .. I love it.. I just got the wifey a Max too and she wants one really bad.. LOL i like how you put those decals on your engine cover thats PIMP !!
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Originally Posted by opanick
wow you put all those other mods on before and your just now doing an intake??? well anyways nice setup!!!!!!!!!!! I love my berk too!
#12
Originally Posted by Trurida18
i just received my berk intake...dont know if i wanna attempt to install it or not. I dont want to kill the THE MAF accidently. Seeing as how you have to force some type of rubber piece arund the MAF adapter?
As far as I can tell, the cleaner didn't do anything, no butt dyno results. At least I know it's clean!!
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ok....I'm gonna attempt to do it, where can I get MAF cleaner from?..also with the maf cleaner...do I just spray it down with cleaner and wipe or do I just spray difrectly with cleaner?.....
also is there anyone here who has killed a MAF when installing an Intake on a 2k1?
thanks for any info
also is there anyone here who has killed a MAF when installing an Intake on a 2k1?
thanks for any info
#16
Originally Posted by Trurida18
any other photos of engine bay pictures? so i can get a better idea of the installation
Its for an Injen, but the general steps are the same.
#17
Originally Posted by Trurida18
any other photos of engine bay pictures? so i can get a better idea of the installation
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
http://www.greghome.com/Greg%27s%20G...SE/ColdAir.htm
Its for an Injen, but the general steps are the same.
Its for an Injen, but the general steps are the same.
thanks man, that helps out a alot,
#21
Originally Posted by Trurida18
whats AFR attention, or AF conditioning?
http://forums.maxima.org/showpost.ph...08&postcount=1
Originally Posted by Trurida18
IS THERE A PURPOSE FOR THAT?
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Originally Posted by Trurida18
ok....I'm gonna attempt to do it, where can I get MAF cleaner from?..also with the maf cleaner...do I just spray it down with cleaner and wipe or do I just spray difrectly with cleaner?.....
also is there anyone here who has killed a MAF when installing an Intake on a 2k1?
thanks for any info
also is there anyone here who has killed a MAF when installing an Intake on a 2k1?
thanks for any info
#32
Originally Posted by Trurida18
so basically the 3 vaccum lines connect to the T shaped connector at the end of the silver intake tube. and i just re-route the throttle cables underneath the intake? or above?
Yes. No. Yes. No. errr wait, yes. errr....
#34
I have the same exact Berk with that dry flow AEM filter. I do like how it sounds, and expecially that wistle on low RPMs. I"m not a big fan of that roar on high RPMs though, but I think it sounds better from outside than the inside.
Anyways you did 50-80 in 6.3 sec? That's sounds like kinda a little slow or it could be just me! Hmmm gotta give it a try! lol
Anyways you did 50-80 in 6.3 sec? That's sounds like kinda a little slow or it could be just me! Hmmm gotta give it a try! lol
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Originally Posted by shurik
Anyways you did 50-80 in 6.3 sec? That's sounds like kinda a little slow or it could be just me! Hmmm gotta give it a try! lol
#36
Originally Posted by CRBWS6
The car in my avatar averaged something like 5.5 sec in similar testing after intake install....although if i remember correctly the temps were closer to 100 deg when i did those tests. Anyway, i would say a maxima is doing pretty good to be within a second of a car with 320 wheel hp
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i have a question for those who posted engine bay pics....how come the support bracket at the base of the filter? the berk kit didn't come with this and when i called about it, they said it wasnt necessary. just curious...
#39
Originally Posted by CRBWS6
i have a question for those who posted engine bay pics....how come the support bracket at the base of the filter? the berk kit didn't come with this and when i called about it, they said it wasnt necessary. just curious...
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Originally Posted by CRBWS6
i have a question for those who posted engine bay pics....how come the support bracket at the base of the filter? the berk kit didn't come with this and when i called about it, they said it wasnt necessary. just curious...
Originally Posted by soonerfan
i custom made mine