I don't know about any system on the big blocks, but on my '83 I was told to
keep it. It supposedly does not use more than 3 or so hp. If you take it
off I hear they components rust/deteriorate rather quickly and the tubes run
into the heads and can cause a leak.
On the other hand my cousin used to rip them off his VWs immediately
Rob
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