Excellent "mod", every SDL owner should do this.

[Hatterasguy]

I just removed all the vacuum lines, and switch's related to the EGR and ARV. So I got rid of that black boa running across the front of the engine, and a spiders web of vacuum lines below the air cleaner. It took about 15 minutes and I had a pile of useless crap on the ground when I was done. The engine bay looks much cleaner, and there are less vacuum parts to leak! Which as these cars age is a good thing! Now I just need to order the three way connector(601-078-06-45), the Golf tee's I have blocking the 5 way look like crap.

Every SDL owner should do this, its so simple. Throw in one of Brians EGR kids and that side of the engine starts to look like it should. I doubt you will see any performance difference by getting rid of the ARV, but its simply not needed anymore. All of the vacuum connectors were crispy, so it was only a matter of time before I would have had a new vacuum leak to track down.

Anyone know if its possible to totaly get rid of the ARV itself? It looks like its part of the turbo housing, I don't think a simple plate will work this time.