Removing the cowl will help get to the two top bolts......
Removing the lower connection to the manifold can have it's own issues.....
Once you have it out, you can use a few pennies to block off the manifold fitting.....
What's the purpose of blocking off the manifold fitting with pennies?
It's for deleting the system. Useful if your tube is broken, or don't want to repair the egr system when it fails.
My tube is not broken. Will doing this affect the way my car runs?