Well the unique thing about each car company is how well they make their car's engines and transmissions to handle more than what either is supposed to withstand normally. Transmissions, for instance, are seldom made to withstand only what the engine is specified to hand out, and Honda transmissions especially are built to withstand greater amounts of power and torque than what they should by a stock account. Of course different companies differ on this, which is one of a thousand reasons why I will never by some $hit domestic car, with or without those crap slushbox transmissions. I do see your point of view, and I too, have the same worries. Unfortunately, I can't simply install a JRSC into my 94 Si, so my only other option for forced induction is Turbocharging. There are so many different little things to think about, and there's the oil burn, and the cool down and warm up...all that stuff makes wanting to install it in an everyday driver less and less attractive. However, don't think that all one can get out of a turbocharger is 50-60hp. No no, if properly configured and tuned, a turbo can yield a helluva lot more than that. So, like everything else in life, there are the plusses, and there are the minuses.