Thanks for the quick response and the solid tip to bench bleed it!
About the damper, to avoid confusion, I believe you are talking about the clutch damper, the square box underneath the car, whereas I was asking about the clutch booster, which is behind the M/C mounted to the firewall. I will without a doubt get rid of the damper but deleting the booster seems to get mixed reactions on the forums.
Furthermore, a new booster appears to be around 400 AUD whereas a delete kit can be found for 100 AUD. This raises the question if the booster is really that needed.