I love my new truck, 2011 Screw Lariat w/ EcoBoost, can anyone tell me with all the gauges Ford put in this truck why the elected to not put a turbo boost pressure gauge or a pyrometer (turbo temp gauge) in the cluster? Those are pretty important things to know when towing a significant load. Just curious....

 

maybe because its not a "hot rod" and most consumers dont know what a pyrometer is and dont care what it does...much less what a boost gauge is.

 

that's what I would say

I'm sure it wont be long though before the aftermarket world catches onto this and begins making kits for these gauges though


in the mean time, you can check this out and see if it can display the info It displays the EGT's for both left and right banks in my 4.6l 2010, as well as the vacuum pressure

 

Purely speculation, but I think Ford marketing expected more resistance to truck buyers accepting a turbo V6 in the F150 and didn't want to accentuate the turbo experience in any way, so no turbo gauges or info... Another example: most manufacturers would be proud to announce "Twin Turbo" on a high performance 365HP/420FT-LB motor. Instead, Ford puts on a small "ecoboost" badge.

Ford was a little bit right... Some of folks on this forum are not EcoBoost fans and worry about longevity, complain about not having appropriate V8 exhaust notes, or just dont think the EcoBoost is manly enough. But ultimately the proof is in the numbers. Ford reports that 41% of F150's sold in May had the 3.5L EcoBoost engine!

So my advice to Ford: Congratulations! The EcoBoost is a hit, has great market acceptance, and you have forever changed the way buyers look at full size pickup trucks. Now start being proud of that turbo, both in the car with a software upgrade to the truck apps page showing boost, and more marketing/badging highlighting the great new turbo motor.

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I don't "hot rod" my truck...I tow a
Travel trailer and I think it's important to keep an eye on the turbo temp and boost pressure especially when you hit the mountains. I will defiantly be looking for some pillar mounted gauges in the near future.

 

not everyone who buys a truck:
A. Lives in the mountains
B. Tows enough to care
C. Tows stuff consistently enough to care.

The truck is marketed toward EVERYONE, not some dude who lives in a high elevation.

If it matters, get an AeroforceTech gauge and a ventpod.

 

I owned a 1980 Mustang Turbo. It did not have a boost gauge, but it did have two indicator lights--a green one that came on at 2psi and a red one that came on at 6psi. The wastegate was set at 6psi, so getting that red light to come on was a challenge. Not that I didn't try.

I do think Ford missed the mark by not providing some sort of boost gauge.

However, my bigger concern is why they are not providing the voltmeter that the brochure says the truck has. Apparently, they replaced the voltmeter with the trans temperature gauge for 2011, a good idea, but they could have added a voltmeter to the LCD screen.

 

A. I am not "some dude" who lives in the mountains...I live in South Florida, however, when vacation time comes around I do like the option of going to the mountains.

B. If Ford marketed this truck for "everyone" then I am sure they would have included those of us that tow campers, trailers, etc.

C. It's not a matter of "towing enough to care" it's a matter of caring enough to know what is going on with your $40K or more investment. If we live by that philosophy, why put any gauges or idiot lights for the driver to monitor?

D. Lastly, I don't have any data to back this up buy I would go out on a limb to say that probably more truck owners than not, probably have something to tow or plan to tow. Maybe not "consistently", but at sometime do tow something and it's always nice to have some idea of what your engine is doing and if it's about to overheat, have fore warning to slow down or shut down.

Have a great day!

 

Florida represent!

I agree a good boost gauge is missing...for "towing", "hot rodding", or what I want it for "what is my truck doing"?

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boost guage don't matter, you can't change it anyway. for towing transmission temp is important, so watch that but then again ford don't say what is too high

. egt's are important too but I would bet bucks that ford is monitoring it and if it gets too hot it will start reducing power. anybody looked at the manifolds or down pipes for a egt probe already installed?

OH, I am the dude here "trucker dude".