need some information on what parts to pull and what wires i dont need on a '96 5.0 liter, dosnt need to pass emations, jsut dont want a stupid check engine light on eather, im thinkin smog all gone, pump and all them hoses, block off all the egr, gut the cats, take out the ac, leavin the heat for the winter joy rides, a cold air intake for shits and giggles. so am i better off jsut unhookin one wire at a time to see what it dose or dose some on have a list of the stuff i need to do?

'96 means OBDII, and that means no removing emissions equipment or you will have a check engine light. 'Course that doesn't mean you actually have to install a check engine light in your rig! :D If you want to keep the check engine light and not have it lit, you'll have to have the ECM reprogrammed to not use all those extra sensors, solenoids, etc. If you could find a vehicle that's a year or two older, you could still get the benefits of a mass air system without the pains of an OBDII system. Still some sensors, etc. to worry about, but not as many.

I dont think ive ever seen Emissions spelled so wrong.

Why do it in the first place? It isnt like your going to gain any power, unless your crap isn't working correctly I would leave it alone.

x2. just leave it. your not losing or gaining anything from chopping anything out. :shaking:

thats where ur wrong, if its gutted will be alot easier to work on thats the only reason for it, as long as the motor runs right i dont care about a check engine light, i jsut want the smog shit gone and it to not blow up, any one have any diagrams?

no, your not gaining anything from removing that crap. yes, room. no, you will end up wiht an engine light, and its going to make you pull your hair more than the "room" is worth.

just trying to save you the headache. but, if you want...

shit, well i was sjut goin to start pulling like the wires to the a/c and shit like that jsut to see if it would still run right or what, or is that not a good idea?

i know the engine light aint a big deal to you, but what happens when you remove certain items, the engine still runs fine, the engine light is on...then you do have sensor problems the purpose of the engine light is to let you know when to run a code scan....how are you gonna know when you have sensor trouble if the light is on all the time? if you are determined to lighten the wiring harness...remove it ALL, and get a painless wiring harness which would be limited to the functions needed for proper engine operations. ford is notorious for combining essential and non-essential circuits in their harnesses...(airbag harness w/ injector harness), so removing one hurts the other. if you dont like this........remove it all and carb it! DO IT RIGHT!

fuckin ford, figures they would do sumthing stupid like that, fuck it ill leave it then

dude, relax..youve made the best choice! what is this motor in/going in?

its in the truck already, its jsut goin to be a mud boggin/ party truck to dick around in, jsut wanted it simple as could be but if its like retartedly wired im not gunna mess with it