diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift
index 911c12b..5621321 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketEngine.swift
@@ -476,9 +476,7 @@ public class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate {
         }
     }
     
-    /*
-    Send a message with type 4
-    */
+    /// Send an engine message (4)
     public func send(msg:String, withData datas:[NSData]?) {
         if self.probing {
             self.probeWait.append((msg, PacketType.MESSAGE, datas))
@@ -565,10 +563,10 @@ public class SocketEngine: NSObject, WebSocketDelegate {
             }
             
             if self!.websocket {
-                // NSLog("writing ws: \(msg):\(datas)")
+                // NSLog("writing ws: \(msg):\(data)")
                 self?.sendWebSocketMessage(msg, withType: type, datas: data)
             } else {
-                // NSLog("writing poll: \(msg):\(datas)")
+                // NSLog("writing poll: \(msg):\(data)")
                 self?.sendPollMessage(msg, withType: type, datas: data)
             }
         }
diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketEventHandler.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketEventHandler.swift
index 1922e02..82fd69b 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketEventHandler.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketEventHandler.swift
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ public typealias NormalCallback = (NSArray?, AckEmitter?) -> Void
 public typealias AnyHandler = (event:String, items:AnyObject?)
 public typealias AckEmitter = (AnyObject...) -> Void
 
-private func emitAckCallback(socket:SocketIOClient, num:Int, type:Int)
+private func emitAckCallback(socket:SocketIOClient, num:Int)
     // Curried
     (items:AnyObject...) -> Void {
-        socket.emitAck(num, withData: items, withAckType: type)
+        socket.emitAck(num, withData: items)
 }
 
 class SocketEventHandler {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class SocketEventHandler {
     func executeCallback(_ items:NSArray? = nil, withAck ack:Int? = nil, withAckType type:Int? = nil,
         withSocket socket:SocketIOClient? = nil) {
             dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {[weak self] in
-                self?.callback?(items, ack != nil ? emitAckCallback(socket!, ack!, type!) : nil)
+                self?.callback?(items, ack != nil ? emitAckCallback(socket!, ack!) : nil)
                 return
             }
     }
diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketIOClient.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketIOClient.swift
index 425d949..662363c 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketIOClient.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketIOClient.swift
@@ -27,22 +27,22 @@ import Foundation
 public class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient {
     let reconnectAttempts:Int!
     private lazy var params = [String: AnyObject]()
-    private var ackHandlers = [SocketAckHandler]()
+    private var ackHandlers = ContiguousArray<SocketAckHandler>()
     private var anyHandler:((AnyHandler) -> Void)?
     private var _closed = false
     private var _connected = false
     private var _connecting = false
     private var currentReconnectAttempt = 0
     private var forcePolling = false
-    private var handlers = [SocketEventHandler]()
+    private var handlers = ContiguousArray<SocketEventHandler>()
     private var paramConnect = false
     private var _secure = false
     private var _sid:String?
     private var _reconnecting = false
     private var reconnectTimer:NSTimer?
     
-    internal var currentAck = -1
-    internal var waitingData = [SocketPacket]()
+    var currentAck = -1
+    var waitingData = ContiguousArray<SocketPacket>()
     
     public let socketURL:String
     public let ackQueue = dispatch_queue_create("ackQueue".cStringUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding),
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient {
     }
     public var cookies:[NSHTTPCookie]?
     public var engine:SocketEngine?
-    public var nsp:String?
+    public var nsp = "/"
     public var reconnects = true
     public var reconnecting:Bool {
         return self._reconnecting
@@ -244,69 +244,40 @@ public class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient {
     }
     
     private func _emit(event:String, _ args:[AnyObject], ack:Int? = nil) {
-        var frame:SocketPacket
-        var str:String
-        
-        let (items, hasBinary, emitDatas) = SocketParser.parseEmitArgs(args)
-        
         if !self.connected {
             return
         }
         
-        if hasBinary {
-            if ack == nil {
-                str = SocketPacket.createMessageForEvent(event, withArgs: items,
-                    hasBinary: true, withDatas: emitDatas.count, toNamespace: self.nsp)
-            } else {
-                str = SocketPacket.createMessageForEvent(event, withArgs: items,
-                    hasBinary: true, withDatas: emitDatas.count, toNamespace: self.nsp, wantsAck: ack)
-            }
-            
-            self.engine?.send(str, withData: emitDatas)
+        let packet = SocketPacket(type: nil, data: args, nsp: self.nsp, id: ack)
+        var str:String
+        
+        SocketParser.parseForEmit(packet)
+        str = packet.createMessageForEvent(event)
+        
+        if packet.type == SocketPacketType.BINARY_EVENT {
+            self.engine?.send(str, withData: packet.binary)
         } else {
-            if ack == nil {
-                str = SocketPacket.createMessageForEvent(event, withArgs: items, hasBinary: false,
-                    withDatas: 0, toNamespace: self.nsp)
-            } else {
-                str = SocketPacket.createMessageForEvent(event, withArgs: items, hasBinary: false,
-                    withDatas: 0, toNamespace: self.nsp, wantsAck: ack)
-            }
-            
             self.engine?.send(str, withData: nil)
         }
     }
     
     // If the server wants to know that the client received data
-    func emitAck(ack:Int, withData data:[AnyObject]?, withAckType ackType:Int) {
+    func emitAck(ack:Int, withData args:[AnyObject]?) {
         dispatch_async(self.ackQueue) {[weak self] in
-            if self == nil || !self!.connected || data == nil {
+            if self == nil || !self!.connected || args == nil {
                 return
             }
             
-            // println("sending ack: \(ack) \(data)")
-            let (items, hasBinary, emitDatas) = SocketParser.parseEmitArgs(data!)
+            let packet = SocketPacket(type: nil, data: args, nsp: self!.nsp, id: ack)
             var str:String
             
-            if !hasBinary {
-                if self?.nsp == nil {
-                    str = SocketPacket.createAck(ack, withArgs: items,
-                        withAckType: 3, withNsp: "/")
-                } else {
-                    str = SocketPacket.createAck(ack, withArgs: items,
-                        withAckType: 3, withNsp: self!.nsp!)
-                }
-                
-                self?.engine?.send(str, withData: nil)
+            SocketParser.parseForEmit(packet)
+            str = packet.createAck()
+            
+            if packet.type == SocketPacketType.BINARY_ACK {
+                self?.engine?.send(str, withData: packet.binary)
             } else {
-                if self?.nsp == nil {
-                    str = SocketPacket.createAck(ack, withArgs: items,
-                        withAckType: 6, withNsp: "/", withBinary: emitDatas.count)
-                } else {
-                    str = SocketPacket.createAck(ack, withArgs: items,
-                        withAckType: 6, withNsp: self!.nsp!, withBinary: emitDatas.count)
-                }
-                
-                self?.engine?.send(str, withData: emitDatas)
+                self?.engine?.send(str, withData: nil)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -361,8 +332,8 @@ public class SocketIOClient: NSObject, SocketEngineClient {
     
     // Should be removed and moved to SocketEngine
     func joinNamespace() {
-        if self.nsp != nil {
-            self.engine?.send("0/\(self.nsp!)", withData: nil)
+        if self.nsp != "/" {
+            self.engine?.send("0/\(self.nsp)", withData: nil)
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift
index 7d7c063..0083c85 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketPacket.swift
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ enum SocketPacketType: Int {
 }
 
 class SocketPacket {
-    let type:SocketPacketType
     var binary = [NSData]()
     var currentPlace = 0
     var data:[AnyObject]?
@@ -51,8 +50,9 @@ class SocketPacket {
     var justAck = false
     var nsp = ""
     var placeholders:Int?
+    var type:SocketPacketType?
     
-    init(type:SocketPacketType, data:[AnyObject]? = nil, nsp:String = "",
+    init(type:SocketPacketType?, data:[AnyObject]? = nil, nsp:String = "",
         placeholders:Int? = nil, id:Int? = nil) {
             self.type = type
             self.data = data
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@ class SocketPacket {
     }
     
     /// Only call if you know data is not nil
-    func createBinaryPlaceHolders() {
-        var strData = "\(self.data!)"
-        println(strData)
-    }
+//    func createBinaryPlaceHolders() {
+//        var strData = "\(self.data!)"
+//    }
     
     func getEvent() -> String {
         return data?.removeAtIndex(0) as String
@@ -95,76 +94,77 @@ class SocketPacket {
         }
     }
     
-    class func createMessageForEvent(event:String, withArgs args:[AnyObject],
-        hasBinary:Bool, withDatas datas:Int = 0, toNamespace nsp:String?, wantsAck ack:Int? = nil) -> String {
-            
+    func createMessageForEvent(event:String) -> String {
             var message:String
             var jsonSendError:NSError?
             
-            if !hasBinary {
-                if nsp == nil {
-                    if ack == nil {
+            if self.binary.count == 0 {
+                self.type = SocketPacketType.EVENT
+                
+                if self.nsp == "/" {
+                    if self.id == nil {
                         message = "2[\"\(event)\""
                     } else {
-                        message = "2\(ack!)[\"\(event)\""
+                        message = "2\(self.id!)[\"\(event)\""
                     }
                 } else {
-                    if ack == nil {
-                        message = "2/\(nsp!),[\"\(event)\""
+                    if self.id == nil {
+                        message = "2/\(self.nsp),[\"\(event)\""
                     } else {
-                        message = "2/\(nsp!),\(ack!)[\"\(event)\""
+                        message = "2/\(self.nsp),\(self.id!)[\"\(event)\""
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                if nsp == nil {
-                    if ack == nil {
-                        message = "5\(datas)-[\"\(event)\""
+                self.type = SocketPacketType.BINARY_EVENT
+                
+                if self.nsp == "/" {
+                    if self.id == nil {
+                        message = "5\(self.binary.count)-[\"\(event)\""
                     } else {
-                        message = "5\(datas)-\(ack!)[\"\(event)\""
+                        message = "5\(self.binary.count)-\(self.id!)[\"\(event)\""
                     }
                 } else {
-                    if ack == nil {
-                        message = "5\(datas)-/\(nsp!),[\"\(event)\""
+                    if self.id == nil {
+                        message = "5\(self.binary.count)-/\(self.nsp),[\"\(event)\""
                     } else {
-                        message = "5\(datas)-/\(nsp!),\(ack!)[\"\(event)\""
+                        message = "5\(self.binary.count)-/\(self.nsp),\(self.id!)[\"\(event)\""
                     }
                 }
             }
             
-            return self.completeMessage(message, args: args)
+            return self.completeMessage(message)
     }
     
-    class func createAck(ack:Int, withArgs args:[AnyObject], withAckType ackType:Int,
-        withNsp nsp:String, withBinary binary:Int = 0) -> String {
+    func createAck() -> String {
             var msg:String
             
-            if ackType == 3 {
+            if self.binary.count == 0 {
                 if nsp == "/" {
-                    msg = "3\(ack)["
+                    msg = "3\(self.id!)["
                 } else {
-                    msg = "3/\(nsp),\(ack)["
+                    msg = "3/\(self.nsp),\(self.id!)["
                 }
             } else {
                 if nsp == "/" {
-                    msg = "6\(binary)-\(ack)["
+                    msg = "6\(self.binary.count)-\(self.id!)["
                 } else {
-                    msg = "6\(binary)-/\(nsp),\(ack)["
+                    msg = "6\(self.binary.count)-/\(self.nsp),\(self.id!)["
                 }
             }
             
-            return self.completeMessage(msg, args: args, ack: true)
+            return self.completeMessage(msg, ack: true)
     }
     
-    private class func completeMessage(var message:String, args:[AnyObject], ack:Bool = false) -> String {
+    func completeMessage(var message:String, ack:Bool = false) -> String {
         var err:NSError?
         
-        if args.count == 0 {
+        if self.data == nil || self.data!.count == 0 {
             return message + "]"
         } else if !ack {
             message += ","
         }
         
-        for arg in args {
+        for arg in self.data! {
             
             if arg is NSDictionary || arg is [AnyObject] {
                 let jsonSend = NSJSONSerialization.dataWithJSONObject(arg,
diff --git a/SwiftIO/SocketParser.swift b/SwiftIO/SocketParser.swift
index 0f24e64..aed7e58 100644
--- a/SwiftIO/SocketParser.swift
+++ b/SwiftIO/SocketParser.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,64 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
+private let shredder = SocketParser.Deconstructor()
+
 class SocketParser {
+    // Translation of socket.io-parser#deconstructPacket
+    private class Deconstructor {
+        var buf = [NSData]()
+        
+        func ripAndTear(data:AnyObject) -> AnyObject {
+            if let bin = data as? NSData {
+                let placeholder = ["_placeholder" :true, "num": buf.count]
+                
+                buf.append(bin)
+                
+                return placeholder
+            }
+            
+            if var arr = data as? [AnyObject] {
+                // var arr = data as [AnyObject]
+                for i in 0..<arr.count {
+                    arr[i] = ripAndTear(arr[i])
+                }
+                
+                return arr
+            } else if var newDict = data as? [String: AnyObject] {
+                // var newDict = data as [String: AnyObject]
+                
+                for (key, value) in newDict {
+                    newDict[key] = ripAndTear(value)
+                }
+                
+                return newDict
+            } else {
+                return data
+            }
+        }
+        
+        func deconstructPacket(packet:SocketPacket) {
+            if packet.data == nil {
+                return
+            }
+            
+            var data = packet.data!
+            
+            for i in 0..<data.count {
+                if data[i] is NSArray || data[i] is NSDictionary {
+                    data[i] = ripAndTear(data[i])
+                } else if let bin = data[i] as? NSData {
+                    data[i] = ["_placeholder" :true, "num": buf.count]
+                    buf.append(bin)
+                }
+            }
+            
+            packet.data = data
+            packet.binary = buf
+            buf.removeAll(keepCapacity: true)
+        }
+    }
+    
     // Translation of socket.io-client#decodeString
     class func parseString(str:String) -> SocketPacket? {
         let arr = Array(str)
@@ -48,7 +105,6 @@ class SocketParser {
             }
             
             if buf.toInt() == nil || arr[i] != "-" {
-                println(buf)
                 NSLog("Error parsing \(str)")
                 return nil
             } else {
@@ -102,54 +158,6 @@ class SocketParser {
         return nil
     }
     
-    // Parse an NSArray looking for binary data
-    class func parseArray(arr:NSArray, var currentPlaceholder:Int) -> (NSArray, Bool, [NSData]) {
-        var replacementArr = [AnyObject](count: arr.count, repeatedValue: 1)
-        var hasBinary = false
-        var arrayDatas = [NSData]()
-        
-        for g in 0..<arr.count {
-            if arr[g] is NSData {
-                hasBinary = true
-                currentPlaceholder++
-                let sendData = arr[g] as NSData
-                
-                arrayDatas.append(sendData)
-                replacementArr[g] = ["_placeholder": true,
-                    "num": currentPlaceholder]
-            } else if let dict = arr[g] as? NSDictionary {
-                let (nestDict, hadBinary, dictArrs) = self.parseNSDictionary(dict,
-                    currentPlaceholder: currentPlaceholder)
-                
-                if hadBinary {
-                    hasBinary = true
-                    currentPlaceholder += dictArrs.count
-                    replacementArr[g] = nestDict
-                    arrayDatas.extend(dictArrs)
-                } else {
-                    replacementArr[g] = dict
-                }
-            } else if let nestArr = arr[g] as? NSArray {
-                // Recursive
-                let (nested, hadBinary, nestDatas) = self.parseArray(nestArr,
-                    currentPlaceholder: currentPlaceholder)
-                
-                if hadBinary {
-                    hasBinary = true
-                    currentPlaceholder += nestDatas.count
-                    replacementArr[g] = nested
-                    arrayDatas.extend(nestDatas)
-                } else {
-                    replacementArr[g] = arr[g]
-                }
-            } else {
-                replacementArr[g] = arr[g]
-            }
-        }
-        
-        return (replacementArr, hasBinary, arrayDatas)
-    }
-    
     // Parses data for events
     class func parseData(data:String) -> AnyObject? {
         var err:NSError?
@@ -165,116 +173,25 @@ class SocketParser {
         return parsed
     }
     
-    class func parseEmitArgs(args:[AnyObject]) -> ([AnyObject], Bool, [NSData]) {
-        var items = [AnyObject](count: args.count, repeatedValue: 1)
-        var currentPlaceholder = -1
-        var hasBinary = false
-        var emitDatas = [NSData]()
-        
-        for i in 0..<args.count {
-            if let dict = args[i] as? NSDictionary {
-                // Check for binary data
-                let (newDict, hadBinary, binaryDatas) = self.parseNSDictionary(dict,
-                    currentPlaceholder: currentPlaceholder)
-                if hadBinary {
-                    currentPlaceholder += binaryDatas.count
-                    emitDatas.extend(binaryDatas)
-                    hasBinary = true
-                    items[i] = newDict
-                } else {
-                    items[i] = dict
-                }
-            } else if let arr = args[i] as? NSArray {
-                // arg is array, check for binary
-                let (replace, hadData, newDatas) = self.parseArray(arr,
-                    currentPlaceholder: currentPlaceholder)
-                
-                if hadData {
-                    hasBinary = true
-                    currentPlaceholder += newDatas.count
-                    
-                    for data in newDatas {
-                        emitDatas.append(data)
-                    }
-                    
-                    items[i] = replace
-                } else {
-                    items[i] = arr
-                }
-            } else if let binaryData = args[i] as? NSData {
-                // args is just binary
-                hasBinary = true
-                
-                currentPlaceholder++
-                items[i] = ["_placeholder": true, "num": currentPlaceholder]
-                emitDatas.append(binaryData)
-            } else {
-                items[i] = args[i]
-            }
-        }
-        
-        return (items, hasBinary, emitDatas)
-    }
-    
-    // Parses a NSDictionary, looking for NSData objects
-    class func parseNSDictionary(dict:NSDictionary, var currentPlaceholder:Int) -> (NSDictionary, Bool, [NSData]) {
-        var returnDict = NSMutableDictionary()
-        var hasBinary = false
-        var returnDatas = [NSData]()
-        
-        for (key, value) in dict {
-            if let binaryData = value as? NSData {
-                currentPlaceholder++
-                hasBinary = true
-                returnDatas.append(binaryData)
-                returnDict[key as String] = ["_placeholder": true, "num": currentPlaceholder]
-            } else if let arr = value as? NSArray {
-                let (replace, hadBinary, arrDatas) = self.parseArray(arr, currentPlaceholder: currentPlaceholder)
-                
-                if hadBinary {
-                    hasBinary = true
-                    returnDict[key as String] = replace
-                    currentPlaceholder += arrDatas.count
-                    returnDatas.extend(arrDatas)
-                } else {
-                    returnDict[key as String] = arr
-                }
-            } else if let dict = value as? NSDictionary {
-                // Recursive
-                let (nestDict, hadBinary, nestDatas) = self.parseNSDictionary(dict, currentPlaceholder: currentPlaceholder)
-                
-                if hadBinary {
-                    hasBinary = true
-                    returnDict[key as String] = nestDict
-                    currentPlaceholder += nestDatas.count
-                    returnDatas.extend(nestDatas)
-                } else {
-                    returnDict[key as String] = dict
-                }
-            } else {
-                returnDict[key as String] = value
-            }
-        }
-        
-        return (returnDict, hasBinary, returnDatas)
+    class func parseForEmit(packet:SocketPacket) {
+        shredder.deconstructPacket(packet)
     }
     
     // Parses messages recieved
-    class func parseSocketMessage(var stringMessage:String, socket:SocketIOClient) {
+    class func parseSocketMessage(stringMessage:String, socket:SocketIOClient) {
         if stringMessage == "" {
             return
         }
         
         func checkNSP(nsp:String) -> Bool {
-            if nsp == "" && socket.nsp != nil {
+            if nsp == "" && socket.nsp != "/" {
                 return true
             } else {
                 return false
             }
         }
         
-        var p = parseString(stringMessage) as SocketPacket!
-        
+        let p = parseString(stringMessage) as SocketPacket!
         
         if p.type == SocketPacketType.EVENT {
             if checkNSP(p.nsp) {
@@ -302,9 +219,9 @@ class SocketParser {
             p.justAck = true
             socket.waitingData.append(p)
         } else if p.type == SocketPacketType.CONNECT {
-            if p.nsp == "" && socket.nsp != nil {
+            if p.nsp == "" && socket.nsp != "/" {
                 socket.joinNamespace()
-            } else if p.nsp != "" && socket.nsp == nil {
+            } else if p.nsp != "" && socket.nsp == "/" {
                 socket.didConnect()
             } else {
                 socket.didConnect()