That's interesting. I understood the clogging of the EGR intake manifold port was partly due to the small hole size and also that the manifold material contributed to the collection of the chemicals forming the clog. The tube in the kit was supposedly made of a material more resistant to the clogging.

If your only looking at time and the cost of a throttle plate gasket, I guess you could probably get away without the tube... but you might end up tearing the intake off again at a later date to do it all over again. There's still no guarantees you won't see the EGR valve lift error. It's been seen from 99-03s. I would expect some 04s to see it after the miles start rolling up.


SCPORET 2000 LX

 

I think the repair amounts to cleaning the holes with a drill bit, boring the holes bigger and inserting teflon liners in the new holes to resist sticking carbon bits. There is a complete description of how to do the repair in one of the TSB's. I'm sure you can find a reference to the TSB somewhere here.