Rb26 Ballance Tube Delete Question

[Idon28]

Question about the ballace tube on the RB26. If we ignore the water ports (bleed points), my understanding that the tube is designed to ballance ports when the ITBs are used.

That bieng said, can the tube be done away with and the air holes plugged if using a single throttle body and an aftermarket plenum? my understanding is that airflow is already ballanced through the plenum if a single throttle is used, so the tube is redundant.

Anyone have any input on this theory? with a single throttle, can the tube simply be removed? Real estate is a luxoury and the more I can rid off the better.

Thank you for your knowledge.

Edited August 14, 2013 by Idon28