Ok, theres so much controversy on the correct way to mod your aux ports... but i'm not looking for facts, would just like to know what some of the guru's have done with them, im sure most will say if they work, leave them alone... which is what i plan on doing... but theres so much talk about them, i would like to know what kind of experiences people have had with; removing the sleeves, changing to pineapple sleeves, wired open, air pump activated, etc... if anyone would care to list some pro's and cons i would greatly appreciate it, and im sure some others that may have questions would appreciate it to

 

If working:

Pro: Everything
Con: Nothing

Removing sleeves:

Pro: Opportunity to clean, maybe send away for PR sleeves
Con: Gotta put everything back together before she'll run again

Changing to PR sleeves:

Pro: "Supposedly" better performance than stock (don't own, can't verify)
Con: Cost money?

Wired open:

Pro: Guaranteed better top end and max power versus possible stuck sleeves
Con: Lose low end power

Air Pump:

Pro: Don't need other emissions components
Con: "Supposedly" unreliable if pump is flaky (No first-hand again)

 

very nice ^

 

oh, i have another question for you Audiofight, you have a supercharger dont you? what kind of gains you get from that? and what kind of price was it? :P

 

My 5/6 ports are jammed shut, Ive tried to clean them up but without a full tear down i couldn't get them working. I'm prolly just gona pull them and start gearing up for my Rebuild/NA tubro add-on i'm thinking about.

 

ouch, just yank the sleeves out then.. 25hp loss top end is not something you want :/

 

I don't have a supercharger installed yet. I am looking at using a Paxton supercharger, the one used on the Mustang Cobras of the late 80s and early 90s. It isn't much bigger than the air pump I removed. It basically looks like a turbo, but belt-driven.

I am going to rebuild my blown engine that is sitting in the garage over the winter (3mm apex seals, FD corner seals, etc.) with a medium to wild streetport. Then, slap the supercharger in with 550cc primaries, 720cc secondaries, SAFC II to tune it, Walbro fuel pump. I will do a long writeup with some possible videos from the digi-camcorder.