Okay to start I have a 96 f150 5.0 4x4 with 213,xxx miles, my cousin has a 94 lightning and he mentioned removing all the smog stuff, I'm not worried about inspection but what will will tht help and hurt.. He said it would give me a small hp boost..

 

Unless the smog(air) pump is seized removing it and the associated plumbing won't make any noticable difference in performance on your truck.

 

You're better off advancing the timing with spout removed to 12-14* and giving it a full tune up

 

Okay well conanski you always help on all my threads, so would it harm it in anyway? Cause as soon as
I take it all off and get a smaller belt I'm gonna get a 6 liter tune up

 

Your '96 uses the OBD-II powertrain control system. Your cousin has a truck with OBD-I. Your truck is a lot more sensitive to removing equipment. Start with the Sixlitre tune-up before you start reverse engineering anything.

 

Sensitive as in the computer with throw a code or it will hurt something, I just thought removing the smog will make it run richer and give a little hp

 

Running richer does not always result in more power. If it gets stuck in "cold" mode, you'll not gain power but you will lose mpg.

 

Okay well, im just takin stuff off thats not necessarily needed.. Do yall care to check my other thread titled Help! I need info ASAP

 

Where is that thread, why open two, and if you want us to check it, post a link to it.

Things that aren't "needed" were put there for a reason in the first place. If you don't know what that reason is, you should leave them be.

 

Sorry.. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s....php?t=1182978

 

Just to save time, here it is:

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<HR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #d1d1e1; COLOR: #d1d1e1" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->96 f150 5.0.. Week ago it started sputtering whenever I would get on it.. At 1st I though transmission... But today it started sputtering all the time even from start.. Got home popped the hood and there was oil all over around the distributor and throttle.. Even on the underside of the hood.. It's got 213,xxx.. Any ideas?? """
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OK, this sounds like a PCV failure. Can you find your PCV valve, and the air intake for the PCV system and see if that is the source of the oil?

The PCV should be in one valve cover, or in the top of the oil fill cap.

The air supply should be coming from the intake after the air flow meter, and should go into the valve cover opposite the PCV. If your PCV is in the valve cover, the air supply should go into the oil fill cap.

 

I'm taking it to the shop in the morning and gonna have them run thru it.. I know enough to get around a motor but I just new that spewing oil and it sputtering to the point that it wont accelerate over 40 and it sounding like its not getting fuel worried me to think its
Something big