What happens if you bypass the VCV? The reason I am asking is because I think I may have a vacuum leak somewhere. I am registering only 4.4-5 hg with the VCV and the transmission is shifting hard. Directly hooked up to the vacuum pump I am getting about 24 hg. With VCV bypassed and a direct shot to the trans modulator I am registering about 9 hg. It shifts very nicely now. I think I want to keep it this way until I figure out what is leaking. Would it hurt anything?

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