HAHA We have both fell victim to or over active brain. Its amazing how much power was LOST from removing it, and it was across the entire rpm range, bad bad bad. I will never do it again i can tell you that.
I have done this on a big block victor and a small block victor. Both had penalties in the averages but the small block didn't seem to lose much peak power. That being said--just blend it a bit if you just have to. J.Rob