Mint87RX7

I am switching my intake to a series five and the ports on the lower intake manifold (well the shaft i guess) where locked up and while trying to turn them i bent them so now i need to know if the shafts from s4 Lim will fit on the s5??? also how to you get them out??? im hoping to get a response soon because i want it to be done and running by tonight

Kenteth

The sleeves themselves pull right out (think nuclear warhead movie stuff), turn and pull.

they are only held in by the auctator cover (the diaphram stuff) and all the carbon/grease/nasty **** that has lodged up in there after not opening in a few months. After you remove the actuators, just get a pair of pliers and grab the pin that goes across the shaft and pull. They will slide right out.

As for whether the parts are interchangeable, the s4 diaphrams actuate the opposite way IIRC than the S5s do. Hence I don't think the actuators are interchangeable. The sleeves may be, im not sure.

Mint87RX7

ok next question, i didnt think when i was porting and decided to port the s5 throttle body while my friend ported my s4 and i would use wich ever looked better. He ported a hole in the side so now i have the s5 left. i already switched the TPS on it but want to know if i can change the shaft that has the oil metering pump rod on it because the s5 doesnt. and the other question is, while i have my entire intake off, is there anything i should not put back on or block off, i dont care about emissions i live in michigan