I sent my stock Eaton supercharger away, to Apten Performance, for the blower to be ported. I'm hoping to get about 30HP / TQ out of this modification, and ensure that the Lightning runs solid twelve's, all the time.

First step was to actually remove the supercharger, from the truck. Wow - the top of that intercooler is really dirty (oil in the intake)!

Here's a close up of the filthy oil in there:

After seeing that, I decided that I would have to pull the intercooler, and clean it out. It only takes about 20 minutes to pull the intercooler. You have to drain the coolant, and it was tough the get the lower hose off, but after that, it was real easy. There are only 4 bolts holding it down, in the back. Once I got the intercooler out, I noticed the bottom was just as bad, and light couldn't go all the way through all the gaps. Here's what the underside looked like:

I sprayed the hell out of it, using a couple spray cans of Carb Cleaner, and let it dry overnight. The entire garage stinks of the stuff, now, but it does a good job of cleaning the oil out. Here's a picture, with the intercooler cleaned, and back into the truck.

While that was happening, Apten was busy doing their thing... Boy, was I glad to see this come in:

Here's all the paperwork they had to fill out, to get the blower back to me, in Canada (bloody customs) :(

I will not post images of the bottom, but here's where the air enters the supercharger... Looks perdy :)

The supercharger went back on, just as easy as it came off. With the ported blower, this thing SCREAMS now. The little bit of throttle commands the supercharger to start spinning up the boost - it comes on quicker and harder than before. The supercharger volume level has also increased, and I think the louder whine is also a little higher pitched than before. All and all, I think this was a good mod, which should also allow for me to eventually swap out my 4lb. lower for a 6lb. lower, and benefit from the increased efficiency of the port job.