I just took off the egr valve, spacer and throttle body. I still left everything hooked up as far as linkage and hoses except for the hose that goes in the front of the egr spacer. Take what ever allen wrench that fits it and cut about a 1/4inch off of the L
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then its time consuming and be sure not to drop the screws but its possible and you don't have to worry about lining up the intake manifold and buying gaskets...etc