Oh, from what I remember, I'm pretty sure I messed up my TPS with a pressure washer and was actually glad I got to disconnect it because I hated the decel popping and this got rid of it immediately.
Good to know that running without the TPS actually helped things! I do have some slight popping on decel, but I attributed that to swapping out the stock exhaust with some short TOR's.
AFAIK, the sensor is still working fine, and the readings are pretty consistent. I removed it because the carbs were in such bad condition and I was going to dunk them in an ultrasonic cleaner, which I didn't think would be good for the sensor. It wasn't until after I removed it that I read in the service manual to just disconnect the harness, not remove the sensor... Doh!
