Ive had both on the 99. Its stock with T-5's, v-force and a cool head with 20cc domes. I put pods on at the beginning of this riding season and jetted accordingly. I noticed a pretty decent performance gain and like what was said before the carbs are much easier to work on, jetting, syncing etc. If all you ride is sand then you made the right choice going to pods. Just run outerwears and clean them every ride or 2, you'll be fine.