Newbie with ignition question

Nice car! Still need answers as to whether you are legally required to have the original emission control system intact and functioning in all respects in order to register the car where you live. If not, you will be very much ahead in time, money, and quality of result (driveability, fuel economy, performance) by disabling the EGR system altogether, which will render this timer redundant.

Also, you are getting a great deal of ignorant advice in this and your other thread; you cannot buy this part at Autozone or any other auto parts store. It was a dealer-only item and has not been serviced for many years. If for whatever reason you must have it, you will either have to find a working used one or a New Old Stock one.