[Vwdiesel] TDI EGR Delete-experiences?

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/15/2011 8:24:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
davevw at yahoo.com writes:

> What I would like to hear is someone's experience doing this.  Did the 
> engine feel a bit freer?  Mileage change?  (Up or down) How did you satisfy 
> the ECU?  Did you use something other than the diesel geek kit that would be 
> less spendy?
> 
> 
  Deleted it on Dad's 97 and our '96 Passats.  I have inmotiontuningusa's 
stage 1, 
Dad has stage II.  Funny thing, he gets a code, I don't and neither are 
supposed 
to.  His is really an "off road" stage of tune too.
  Couldn't really tell any driveability difference since both were done 
while doing 
chip swaps and in his case, fixing a hole in the intake boost tube as well. 
 
Certainly cleans things up and eliminates any sooting up problem.
  Haven't bothered asking why he gets a code since the one broken GP will 
throw one anyway.
  I made blockoff plates in less than a half hour with a drill and a 
grinder.
    Loren