Originally Posted by redscorcher
ok a stock b16a can handle up to 12 psi properly intercooled and with sufficent timing retarding and fuel. but 12 psi is too much if you ask me. run 10 psi max make sure you are intercooled. its not your sleeves you'll blow up its more like your rings or pistons you'll end up toasting. If you have the $ then buy a headgasket thats thicker to drop your compression.
Please read my prior post.
Few quick things to point out.
1)Exceeding the power limits of your engine will blow your motor (break ring lands,crack cylinders,etc)
)Poor tuning will blow your motor (too rich, too lean, to much timing,etc)
Boost pressure will NOT blow your engine. You can run 5psi or 15psi and not blow your motor if you keep the above 2 items in check.
Boost pressure is nothing more then resistance. PERIOD.
Turbo size and quality of the tune have a great impact on the amount of power you'll make (along with the other parts of the system and how well they work with each other). If you run a giant turbo, you'll make more peak hp so you won't be able to run as much boost. Smaller turbo's will require more boost to make the same power.....
13-14psi day in and day out with no problems.
The engine ran perfect up until the day I sold it....(as far a I know it's still running perfect because I havent got any calls yet)