The Hated EGR Valve Discussion......

Run your egr through a Small intercooler In front of the radiator. Egr cold air induction! I will continue to run one if i can once its working properly. Really does no harm other than cluttering the engine compartment with 2 more hoses...high lift cams need not apply as their low vacuum may fool egr activation. I noticed my little truck ran about 20 degrees hotter without egr hooked up or plugged. I always thought pcv introduced under the carb was ludicrous too. I think some modern cars dont have egr as they use MAF meterz that cant read egrdilution as it doesnt pass through the meter? I know thats an issue on turbo cars when the blow off valve opens, the motor controller is like " what happened to all that metered air i let in and accountwd for?"
You ran 20* hotter because w/o the EGR it runs leaner. As for the "EGR cold air induction" it won't offer any value for performance. You're just cooling down non-combustables.
Many cars have MAF sensor & EGR. The MAF will show a change in the metered air going in when the valve is open. Modern vehicles are using variable valve timing to control NOx gases now instead of EGR valves.
What don't you like about PCV valve connected to manifold vacuum?