Gt750 Line going into starter cover?

[Old School]

I am wanting to remove the starter cover in order to replace the oil lines on a GT750. There is a small line that runs into the intake runner on the number 1 cylinder and goes through the starter cover and down. What the heck is this and how do I safely remove it?

[tz375]

That is an SRIS line from the front of the motor. It's easy to remove. They should be a thin steel clip. Slide that back down the line and the black plastic line should be easy to pull off the brass barb.

[Old School]

Thanks. After I did a little more searching, I found out what it was. Can it be eliminated, is it needed?

[tz375]

If you block off all three SRIS valves in the front of the crankcases and block off all three connections to the block, you can eliminate the complete SRIS system.