haha, heckfire, anywayz, u really dont HAVE to remove any of that stuff, it will just sit ther, add weight and drag, they will stay totally fine, but, taking that extra weight, and drag off the engine is definately what you want to do if you are a racer, but if not a racer, just a basher, i would say keep it in there, just incase, mayb ur box breaks on day, atleast u can use the pull start while waiting, and dont have 2 waste time putting it back on