300sd EGR Delete Twist

[MSGGrunt]

I am not sure if others have taken this route when deleting their EGR but, I was not particularly happy with the design of the "kits" that can be found on this and other forums. The block off plates of these kits work without issue but when it came to the round discs that cap the end of the exhaust manifold I just wasn't satisfied with their design. The issue I had was getting the disc perfectly centered so when clamped it wouldn't leak.

My solution... I cut the factory EGR pipe off close to the manifold and had a cap tig welded on it. By doing this I maintain the factory lip that aligns it over the manifold, keeping the factory seal design and now no leaks.