Chatted with one of the guys at dieselops today. He says they've put on about 10 of these in the shop and so far zero fitment issues or leaks that require welding. Replaces all the pipe from the turbo back to the muffler. The kit does come with the EGR block off plate as well. Sounds like a no-brainer to me, placing the order for this kit today.

So I guess my next question is, aside from the savings of 5lbs or so, is there any benefit of doing the EGR race pipe and removing the EGR cooler completely since it will already be non-functional with the block off plate in use.