I'll look into it.
I did replace the egr valve already, and pulling the vacuum line from the valve didn't change the condition.
The bottom line is that it runs and drives perfect, with plenty of power and a smooth idle with the weber... with the stock carb it idles smooth, revs fine, but bogs after a certain rpm...bucks while driving.
So I'm leaning towards emissions related since that's the difference between the 2 carbs.
I'll put the stock back on, plug off every vacuum line and even block off the pipe from the egr and see what happens, lol