I had a problem with the EGR vacuum modulater on my 3.0 so I made a steel plate to cover the hole and then removed the EGR and modulator. It made a definite difference in performance and idle. I would like to remove all the vacuum hoses, brackets, pipes that I no longer need to de-spaghetti my engine bay. Can anyone tell me what I no longer need since the EGR is gone? One thing I did find out is the bolt that holds the modulator bracket must be put back in. The hole for the bolt is all the way through and creates a huge vacuum leak. { This is all temporary of course, after testing it without the EGR for a while, may take years of driving, I'llput it all back on. No really I will

 

Do you have emmissions test where you live?

if so, you may want to consider putting a new EGR valve back on, because it'll never pass the emissions test without it


I could help you on a 22re, but the 3.0, I have no idea sorry

 

I live in Indiana, we don't test here. After looking at the FSM I,m thinking some of this clutter is unneccessary without the EGR, but I don't want to pull something that will affect cold starting in winter or any other time. I'm sure somebody has decluttered their engine bay, hoping to get tips from someone whose been there done it.