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Recently i had my Stillen exhaust installed and absolutely loved it. Sounded great and was far better than the 370z stock. But it wasnt enough. I wanted more so I got back in touch with Tarmac to order some berks. I put together the berks group buy but a few people didnt know what the Berks was going to be like so i decided to be a guinea pig and try it out. I contacted Tarmac and asked if he could send me the Berks HFCs and i could report back for those interested. All i can say is O.M.G. - but before we get into the review: First off i'd like to say two big big thankyous to 2 of the members on here. Firstly Tarmac - what fantastic service. He managed to get my Stillen exhaust over from the USA in just under 3 days ready for the install - what a guy. Then managed to get the berks out in less than a day ready for install on Saturday morning Secondly a huge huge thankyou to Darren-B - knight in shining armour on this forum. He really does go above and beyond to help out a friend. I contacted numerous garages i trusted and none could install on such short notice. I pm'd some friends on the forum about being totally gutted and Daz offered to do the install and Spursmaddave offered a helping hand - you stars So i turn up at 9.30 and i think poor darren was expecting a quick and easy fit.........oh nooooo Rosie put up quite a fight. The bolts were refusing to budge and getting to the top bolts through the engine bay was crazy. We had to remove the air boxes and move wires so we could even get close. I would not advise doing this job at home - get a garage to do it. We were lucky as Darren has his own pit but it was still a big job. Heres some pics The berks: Another Zed shed in the making Then we fired her up. Oh my. We all thought the same thing - she sounds like a V8. It was a lot deeper and had more volume. Darren and Dave took her for a spin and they both had the same child like huge grin on their face. You get quite a burble low in the range and it is still quite civilised. There is no distortion or resonance that i was worried about. Cruising at any constant speed is comfortable and there is no droning on the motorway at all. However put your foot down and the world changes - its Jackal and Hyde. She literally turns into a racing car. Its amazing. I was worried it was too loud but she just sounds fantastic. For me whilst at speed if you put your foot down i couldnt hear that much from the Stillen, i know behind it sounds amazing but in the roadster i couldnt get enough of it, now i hear a whole lot I know when i added the berks to the Milltek it sounded nice, a mellow burble that got throaty as you accelerated. The Stillen is different, its had more of an impact, it sounds very much like a V8. The syncro rev on downchanges - oh boy. I will admit Darren seemed to enjoy it far too much going from 4th down to 2nd in traffic which i think shocked Dave behind. I will admit the volume does worry me a little for an every day car. If you boot it all the time shes going to make a noise, but if i take is wasy as i would normally shes quite civilised, and if im not juvenile with the syncro rev or turn if off in traffic its ok. The car really does have 2 flip sides now - the next few weeks will be interesting as i get to know the berks and it starts to settle in. There is a vibration coming into the car at present but that is due to a fitment issue with the Stillen, due to the welds and the angel of the tubes, as the exhaust is sitting on the brace. Darren couldnt sort that but i'll take it back to the Garage who fitted it to see if they can sort the problem. But Tarmac is on the case and very supportive which is great Another reason for me to use someone like him rather than go it alone. Met Zugara earlier today who rather liked the new Rosie. I got the biggest compliment ever as I heard him say it sounded better than his old HKS exhaust - now that is something. We did a run through the hindhead tunnel and i'll post a vid up later. Then over to Glrnet so he could try out Rosie. He smiled just like the others Have to say Graham your car looked stunning, all that hard work paid off shes looking great. And Dave i love what you've done with your roof - it really does look professionally done. Anyways enough of me rambling - heres a video comparing the stock, stillen and Stillen + Berks. Hope all you guys in the group buy like it I'll post up the hindhead run when its uploaded.

No problem mate, was a very enjoyable morning. Just so long as i dont get any unexpected mail through the post this week Glad you enjoyed the drive and it helped make up your mind. Good luck with the hunt

Happy birthday matey - have a great one

Great write up Colin. I bet you and guns had one heck of a day.

Me a snob? - never.........

Now that looks really nice

Dont worry, there are goingto be occasions where you have no choice but to put the low octane fuel in. When we were all on the hoon is was very tricky finding garages with the good stuff so we had to put the low octane fuel in. Just make sure you fill up with the super when you can find some.

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Ummmmm that looks nice

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Your car looks great mate, bet it feels like glass now

Blatant bump to see if anyone else wants to benefit from this deal

Looks fantastic. Bet you cant wait for the summer

People really are stupid. Big queues down the road to get into the garages. Madness

Welcome and good to hear you want feedback and are interested in the audience. Wish i had sky

Welcome to the club, perfect time of year for a roadster you will love it. I had 2 very happy years with mine. I had the same issue with my hood. I looked at a few and it seems very common. Mine was an 05 plate and thankfully the pulling didnt get worse or cause any problems over the 2 years. Check the inside too, i found the top corners were pulling the material there too so used a little stormsure to seal it up, it was amazing. There are lots of meets in this area on a regular basis. Next one is down to port solent. Theres a post here somewhere for it. If you are feeling more adventurous there is always the big welsh weekend Lets see somepictures

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Nice work, car looks fantastic

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More great work, nice

Here are some photos hope its helps Passenger side Drivers side Comparing them to yours it definitely looks like the hood is offset Hope you get it sorted. Id be taking it back as i know how tight the hood goes and it may cause other issues if its not spot on

Congratulations, perfect timing for the summer. Looking forward to the pics

Sounds like you had a real dog of a car there. I would have been tempted to hand the keys back to the original seller if it was a trader. Good luck wit the car hunt and hope you find a more reliable car