mrwickd123

So i've read the Evo X Boost Gauge Install ,No splicing, No firewall drilling,Pics+Vid= Clean As Hell and I figured I might as well add some stuff to the tutorial for people working with the ProSport EVO gauge. It is a little bit more confusing. I'm gonna take you guys through step-by-step and if there are sections that are exactly the same as the previous tutorial I will simply quote them directly from there.

So first things first, make sure you have the tools. You need
The boost gauge
T-splitter
Filter for vacuum line
Boost sender
Vacuum line
A Pair of Scissors
Pliars
Tweezers
A 10mm socket/wrench
A hook (me and my friend made one out of a piece of wood and a paper clip)
A flathead screwdriver

Also, you will need four sets of color coordinated 24 gauge wires. I bought mine from Fry's but I'm sure radioshack or home depot carry them as well.




Also I would suggest having a friend help you. You could do this by yourself but if my friend didn't help me I wouldve spend a lot more time on this install.
Difficulty: 6/10 if it's your first time, mostly due to leading the wires through the fender. 4/10 if you've done it before.
Length of time spent installing depends on experience level. Avg of 3 hours.

Now first things first, make sure to disconnect your battery's ground cable. This will prevent possible damage to the elctrical circuits.

So when you get your boost gauge, all you get with it is a T splitter for the vacuum hose, a filter for the vacuum hose leading to the boost sender, a boost sender, a hose, a gauge, a u-bracket, a bunch of bolts, and a set of wires. For this first part, all you need is the hose, the filter, the T splitter, and the boost sender.

Before you get underneath the hood, get in front of your table and prep the hose and the splitter and the filter, because those take a bit of time. I used my own T that I purchased from NAPA, because it was customize-able, thus I had no issues fitting the hoses over the splitter ends.

First, fit the vacuum hose over the bottom section of the T


Then cut the hose about 6 inches away from the bottom of the T. Here, you will install the filter for the vacuum line. You don't want any debris going into the boost sender.


Fasten with zip-ties (not necessary since these are vacuum lines, but highly recommended), and get underneath the hood.

Here's a diagram to help you out:


Here's a pic of what it looked like for me after the install. The vacuum line was led underneath the airbox for better organization:


Moving on to the second part. This is where we get electrical. Make sure your battery ground is disconnected. Do not touch any of the fuse boxes yet. For now all we're doing is leading wires across the car to the other side. Before we begin, the Prosport Evo gauge comes with ground cables. I used the bolt on the side of the driver side console as a ground connection.



Here's a great detailed guide on how to take your interior panels off safely:
Click here

Remove the A-Pillar (only if you're mounting it on the A pillar, otherwise you don't need to remove this), the driver's side dash trim, the lower piece covering the engine opening lever and the plastic piece next to the driver's side seat. Find the green wire. You're gonna move this wire across the entire front end of the car to the boost sender. Follow the instructions:

This is a very short guide on how to connect your wires so the gauge comes on with ignition. Make sure to connect the green wire from the boost gauge to the white wire from the boost sender. Cover with electrical tape! Instead of moving the red and orange/white wire all the way to the main fuse box, simply use the driver side fuse box. (You will still have to take the green wire across to hook it up to the white wire on the boost sender). Connect the red wire to the accessory fuse (blue 15) above the (red 10) and below the (blue 15). This will give it 12v of required power.

Now I connected the orange wire because I wanted my gauge to be red. Here's a diagram to help you decide which colors you need and also to give you a basic idea of the voltage input.



Connect the orange wire to the second accessory fuse (blue 15) under the (red 10) as shown in the picture below:



If you're also using the white wire, you will have to lead it to the headlight switch fuse which is in the engine bay fuse box. If you're using only the white wire, also simply connect it to the same fuse
All you should have left in your main fuse box is the red wire from the boost sender connected to the engine fuse (Yellow 20), as shown below:



My dad schooled me on how to conceal wires and the boost sender. He's a genius:


And that's it! Simple and plain! Enjoy your gauge!

Here're the video guides:
Video guide:
Part 1: Vacuum lines
Part 2: Electrical and wiring

Video of the gauge in action (connected using the second guide above)
This is being updated.

Once you've done all of that, cover the wires with electrical tape, reconnect the battery and test. To turn the boost gauge on, simply flick the high beams. Calibrate the boost gauge and you're good to go!

Thanks to ZWingerRyRy for a great write up that can be found here

dtls14

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Sweeeeet. Good stuff!

Scottishsamurai

Looks good, Ill be putting mine in this thursday, thank for the help

modvp

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mrwickd123, this is awesome, thanks for the step-by-step instructions.

mrwickd123

Sure thing!

Anytime buddy

MrDarkman430

Now... How to calibrate the gauge?

ghost911

I have my gauge hooked up just like this and the gauge stays on red, even with car off and not on acc to turn the gauge on. It never did this till recently. It would only turn on with the key on acc. Why is my guage still glowing.. And why do people never upload pictures like i did? Of the actual wiring.



taying on now?

Green from gauge to white from sensor<br/>Black from sensor/ black from gauge to ground<br/>Red from gauge/ red from sensor to 15a blue<br/>Orange from guage to 15a blue

Notorious J

needed this. thanks

GenEvoX

Nice job. Run these on my genesis. Decent guages. Look good atleast

DarkSyde294

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This is very helpful. THANKS!

Ig88

Rad!

Ig88

This is a need