Fister Stage 2 Review & Video
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Fister Stage 2 Review & Video
I recently purchased a set of stock cores on eBay and sent them to Darin for his Stage 2 and Cermachrome magic. Received last Monday, installed Friday, and thoroughly tested over the weekend.
Like many on the list, I struggled with the Stage 2 vs. 3 decision. Before p-cars (and kids), I was deep into Ducatis -- all with thumping aftermarket pipes. Of course these bikes are great on the track and in the twisties, but I had just as much fun cruising along in the low gears and listening to the beautiful exhaust music. I love my C4S, but longed for more than my stock Motorsound exhaust could deliver without annoying my wife and kids who ride with me about 50% of the time. I settled for 2s.
This is a good kind of settling. Darin's craftsmanship is truly beautiful and I had a huge grin on my face after hearing them for the first time. At idle, they are not noticeably louder than the Motorsounds, but the note is lower and a little more mechanical. They are definitely meaner under throttle and I got looks (good and bad) when getting on it from a stop when pedestrians were around. My wife and kids were fine with the louder note and cruising along in low gear with the windows down is fun again.
The negative -- I am more frustrated than I was before. My kids won't let me keep the windows down for any length of time and the car is, for occupants, no louder than stock with the windows up. I also took a nice long drive at highway speeds with the windows down and the wind noise numbed my hearing to the point that I thought my Stage 2s were broken! What happend to that tasty growl?
Darin, I will pay anything for a Stage 2 / 3 with a switch that I could flip when I am hearing impaired or by myself and no one else is listening. In the meantime, I have loaded a Fister exhaust soundtrack on my iPod to play when I am in my glass prison.
The good news is that my huge grin returns each time I start the car -- windows down, of course.
I posted a "before and after" video on YouTube -- attached below. Search "Porsche Motorsound versus Fister Stage 2 Exhaust " if it doesn't work. Thanks again Darin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D98XeQXan3Q
Like many on the list, I struggled with the Stage 2 vs. 3 decision. Before p-cars (and kids), I was deep into Ducatis -- all with thumping aftermarket pipes. Of course these bikes are great on the track and in the twisties, but I had just as much fun cruising along in the low gears and listening to the beautiful exhaust music. I love my C4S, but longed for more than my stock Motorsound exhaust could deliver without annoying my wife and kids who ride with me about 50% of the time. I settled for 2s.
This is a good kind of settling. Darin's craftsmanship is truly beautiful and I had a huge grin on my face after hearing them for the first time. At idle, they are not noticeably louder than the Motorsounds, but the note is lower and a little more mechanical. They are definitely meaner under throttle and I got looks (good and bad) when getting on it from a stop when pedestrians were around. My wife and kids were fine with the louder note and cruising along in low gear with the windows down is fun again.
The negative -- I am more frustrated than I was before. My kids won't let me keep the windows down for any length of time and the car is, for occupants, no louder than stock with the windows up. I also took a nice long drive at highway speeds with the windows down and the wind noise numbed my hearing to the point that I thought my Stage 2s were broken! What happend to that tasty growl?
Darin, I will pay anything for a Stage 2 / 3 with a switch that I could flip when I am hearing impaired or by myself and no one else is listening. In the meantime, I have loaded a Fister exhaust soundtrack on my iPod to play when I am in my glass prison.
The good news is that my huge grin returns each time I start the car -- windows down, of course.
I posted a "before and after" video on YouTube -- attached below. Search "Porsche Motorsound versus Fister Stage 2 Exhaust " if it doesn't work. Thanks again Darin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D98XeQXan3Q
Last edited by irideducs; 04-29-2010 at 10:36 AM.
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Sorry if I'm thick, but I don't get it. Are you saying the new cans hurt your ears? I have 2s as well and have not noticed any negative effects, no droning etc. Maybe all those years of standing in front of amplifiers rendered me unaffected.
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I'm sorry for the misunderstanding. My hearing was numb from the wind noise, not the cans -- they are not loud at all on the highway. Love the Stage 2s, but would love them more if I could turn them up on special occasions .
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As soon as Darin gets the wide body tips in stock.
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Since getting the FD Turbo treatment, have enjoyed the new sound, grunt at low end, yet no drone when cruising.
Had the car out in a multi story parking garage the other day (first time since mod), rolled the windows down, zipped in 1st, OMG! I took mutiple laps looking for a parking spot, just so I could enjoy the sound track.
No tunnels to speak of here in fly-over-land. Didn't know what I was missing!
Heading to DE this weekend, can't wait for the fun and the sound at speed.
Had the car out in a multi story parking garage the other day (first time since mod), rolled the windows down, zipped in 1st, OMG! I took mutiple laps looking for a parking spot, just so I could enjoy the sound track.
No tunnels to speak of here in fly-over-land. Didn't know what I was missing!
Heading to DE this weekend, can't wait for the fun and the sound at speed.
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Stage III's coming next week...
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Thanks for the write up - I too have been struggling with the II vs III decision. I've heard the IIs in person, but no IIIs so far. Good luck and I hope you find your nirvana
#12
I'll remember to bring tools to the next gathering so I can swap them while you are in the bakery. Maybe I'll just swap one to make Fister 2.5s.
#13
I have Fabspeed with stainless tips...does anyone have any video of the difference between those? I feel like the Fabspeed pipes make a great sound - but it's hard to compare. Any experience?
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