What’s involved in installing a boost gauge in my 2018 Lariat with 3.5 EB? I’m talking about a real gauge in easy-to-read psi (Autometer or similar), maybe mounted on the A pillar. Have any of you done this?

 

Why not a tuner with a good set of display options? A whole selection of gauge displays and a tune to go with it.
I use a GTX with primary boost/vacuum displayed along with IAT2, Spark advance/retard, OAR. A large selection from single to 12 separate indicators per page.
Plug into the OBD port and hook the cable, mount the display. KM

 

What is it you want different from the one in the instrument cluster?

 

An accurate graduated psi gauge would be nice.

 

If you don’t want a tuner, get a Ultra Gauge

 

I hadn’t thought of an Ultagauge, mainly because I recently sold a turbocharged Miata with a ScangageII that didn’t show boost. Ultragauge will work for me if I can just decide where to mount it.

 

I have a scangageII mounted under the rear view mirror that gives me boost.

 

You can put ForScan lite on your smartphone for $5 and use the screen to show you any sensor you like. Analog, digital, or both. You can show one (and blow the display up really big), or put on several. I put a phone mount on my windshield next to the A-pillar and voila!

I use this more on my Escape so I can get engine temp, transmission temp, system voltage, and gear indication (what gear the tranny is in instead of just a "D"). When my throttle body went on my F150, I could get all the codes it threw live as they came in. That way I could tell the stealer what was happening because they were clueless.

 

AEROFORCE gages are great too. I run two of them in the mustang.

 

Stupid question, how does the data get to the phone?