I would run it to see how it reacts, if you don't need the bottle, don't use it, some sleds run better without them. If the one you have has the end caps on it, I would look for a different one anyway. I have one that says Equalizer on it, it has end caps on the bottle itself, they have blown off a couple of times, I Jb welded it so they are on pretty good now, but I have replaced it with a plastic SLP bottle.