I thought since I already have the port why not it's cheap insurance I've ran the the bowl dry on an bored tm38 I haven't ran the vm44 so I don't know if it'll do the same

If you run the bowl dry on a bored out TM38 or bored out VM44 you are having a fuel supply problem from the tank or you have the wrong size float valve seat.  If you are having a fuel supply problem from the tank you will still have a fuel supply problem from the tank when running a fuel pump. 

Keep it simple, fix the basic problems and avoid the fuel pump!  The fuel pump is just one more thing that can burn up your engine if it is not always up to par.