Originally Posted by Meshca

b16's were never ment for turbo, none of the b-series were.. but it depends on the user and his knowledge of these things to not blow the shit outa the motor, you could also try to make a safety switch for your turbo, it's been done before by someone on either this forum or hondaswap, not sure. But your best bet is to not turbo it to make sure the motor lasts. don't f*k around with certain ebay-cheap brands for turbo parts, piping yes u can go cheap, turbo=hell no, header=hell no. and b16 can handle safe levels of ~8psi, anything more is doable but not reliable, anything more it'd be good to either get new pistons and rods( which should be done anywayz) and/or get it sleeved.. but that's big dough unless you cna do it yourself

your friend there is dead wrong to assume it cant handle boost period, but he can be right if you don't boost it right, with the right tune, etc.