Originally Posted by
RCHavoc
I agree, I just got the sport 3 port and put a 5 port cooling head, race carb and turbo head button on it and it was much easier on the first few starts then my 7 port was...
Yep - the new Gen 5.5 motors have had the pinch relieved a little in manufacture to make it a bit easier on you and your starter boxes

The older Gen 5 and 4 motors were super tight for sure.