Mike J

Supercups are louder than Fister III's - quite a bit louder. Not much different than just disconnecting your mufflers.

rhinomd11

Fister II. Perfect. They actually are on the Loud side for my neighbors. The III are way too loud. Not comfortable for everyday driving. IMO.

NoleenELT

I bought my car with the Stage 2, so I have nothing else to compare to, but to me, this is how the car should have sounded from the factory. It gives the car just the right character, but it not ever annoying in any way. If you are mainly driving the car on the street, I would say that it's a great choice.

Plus if there is not enough growl, you can throw an intake or open airbox cover on there to give it more character. The added plus is that it only makes additional noise at high RPM and bigger throttle.

My previous car was an E36 M3 with loud exhaust. It made the car sound great, but I felt like it attracted too much attention, and I hated life after driving on the highway for more than 30 mins or so.

RBP

My 2 cents. I have the stage II, cone filter and 200 cell cats. The sound is really nice at idle, a nice deep raspy rumble. Everyday driving and cruising on the freeway the sound is pretty close to the stock sound. When you accelerate WOT the sound is deep and loud. Its the best of both worlds. The big difference is at idle and WOT, otherwise close to stock. Perfect for most driving conditions.

nr1416

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Matt Lane

This is a helpful comparison. I had the Supercups with stock cats and they were ultimately too loud for me. The drone, through, was what put me over the edge.

Cheers

Matt

mac993

That's why I asked, I know a lot of people here have had the supercups. I had the supercups on for 2 yrs and while they're loud that's not why I took them off. The drone at freeway speeds was atrocious.

David993S

OK, here's a different kind of comparison question about Stage II vs. Stage III: On my '97 C2S if I wanted to come the closest to recreating the sound of my '72 911 with a sport muffler, would it be II's or III's?
I currently have RSR's and while they're alright, they are.......uninspiring.

tcsracing1

I have Stage II and Stage III in my driveway.

From what you are coming from and have had, Get the stage II. They give the car the sound it should have had from the factory. The burble at start up and the sound as you drive away lets everybody know why the car is so awesome to own. It makes the drive a better experience.

The Stage III is indeed fun, liveable and not loud like supercups, but more then you would want for your 993.
I have a greater tendancy to get speeding tickets with the stage III because the sound makes me drive like an animal. Gives the car a different personality and in turn makes me become an urban outlaw.

I love having both.

wtmmm

My car came with III's. As said before, it's an aggressive sound. I like it a lot and get many good comments from car fans. However the administrator at my kids' school suggested that I get my car fixed because its too loud! Ha.

Foxman

I had RSR's on my C4 and recently converted to Fister III's. Here's a video comparison I posted on YouTube. I also run with Fister III's on my '97 C2S - it's music! I have a friend who had Fister II's on his '97 C2S, and he couldn't wait to swap them out and is much happier now with the III's.

XavierLaFlamme

I would like to add that I have IIIs and stock cat.

I experience no drone on highway. My interior has no sound deadening and lightweight carpet and metal floor boards.

--Michael

Spencercat

I have Stage IIIs and stock cat. I have heard some complaints from neighbors, and indeed one of my prime regrets about the Stage IIIs is that everyone else gets to enjoy the sound (more than the driver). I do get some minor drone about 2.5-3k RPM when accelerating hard. Other than that they are great. I really enjoyed the burble and bark when I took the 993 for autocross.

P-daddy

Foxman- very nice comparison video. Love my IIIs!

David993S

After some flip-flopping between ordering II's or III's I placed my order with Darin. I went with..........II's.

I decided I just wanted something a little louder than my RSR's and that III's might be more "loudness" than I wanted. I have the Ferrari with a Tubi muffler and I decided I didn't really need two loud cars. Just one loud car and one sorta-loud car.

It will take a couple of weeks to get them and once they're installed I'll report if my decision was the right one (for me).

Cheers.