yank it, charcoal canister is nothing more than trumped up egr bs. as previously stated you MAY feel a slight hiccup but should experience no running or driving issues
Sarge, maybe you should stick to shooting at A-rabs and leave the auto tech advice side of life to those of us who have a clue what we are talking about.
The carbon canister is part of the evaporative emissions control system, which is only related to the EGR system in that it is part of a vehicle.
The EGR system takes small amounts of exhaust gas and uses them to displace fresh air in the intake system to help cool combustion temps and reduce knock, and decrease the amount of fuel needed by putting already hot air into the mix, meaning you need less fuel to get it expanding again. EGR does not always work as advertised.
The EVAP system, of which the carbon canister is a part, has an entirely different function. Gasoline evaporates. That is a pretty simple truth that I think everyone can accept. If you fill your fuel tank, seal it, and the fuel starts to evaporate the system will pressurize. It can build enough pressure to blow off soft rubber seals, like the one around the pump. The evap system catches and stores the vapors made by evaporating gas and keeps the system from building that much pressure.
The evap system has 4 main components, two valves, a purge and vent, the lines, and the canister. The purge valve puts engine vacuum on the system, the vent valve allows a venting of overpressure, and fresh air to flow in during purge. The lines are just like any other line, they direct flow from one end to the other.
The canister is the storage tank for the evap system. It contains and active carbon matrix that will soak up gas vapors and then release them again when fresh air passes over the matrix.
The EVAP system is not "trumped up EGR BS" as the good Sargent claims, but is rather the one emissions system that can only improve fuel economy. The stuff it catches will be lost to atmosphere one way or another. If you just remove the canister you leave an open line from the tank, and you will lose fuel to evaporation and have a constant gas smell around your truck. Even if you cap that line the fuel cap has a blow-off valve in it for emergencies, and once 5 or 10 PSI builds in the tank it will still vent itself, and the fuel pump pumps liquid, not vapor, so you will loose the rest when you pop the cap to fill her up.
Sarge, take your hatred of government and emissions and go learn stuff instead of being paranoid.