i have stock b16 sleeves and 9.0:1 compression pistons.how much can i boost? i also have arp head studs and main studs and rod bolts and a cometic head gasket.

 

I wouldn't go more than 10-12 psi on pump gas to be on the safe side... TUNED

 

if you have a blockguard you can go up to 20psi all day long

 

lol, stock motors hold more than 12psi safely

 

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This guy probably does not want to have it tuned well enough to where 12psi will be safe for very long.

 

if you have forged rods, and depending on the turbo you are running. i would say 17-18psi safely. just as long as you get a good tune

 

You need to provide your complete setup to get a real ballpark answer.

 

WTF guys, seriously. Stop shouting out PSI numbers. Mother of God. I've seen like 10 posts like this in just the past week and I had to correct eveyone everytime. Tell him about the horsepower, tune, and the way he drives it. You guys should know better then to give a number that in the sceme of things means nothing.

Heres a good one that got in a heated discussion https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1277367 , but turned out to good info about stock motors. Since you are sleeves and have pistons and rods. I'd say your restriction won't be power, but instead the turbo efficiency, IC efficiency, injector size, etc...etc. GL with making good power and talk to your tuner, he'll no what the major restriction is.


edit: reading ownz me. I noticed it's stock sleeves, upgraded rod bolts, and forged pistons. With that in mind, I'd say 350-400. This is just a ballpark and you can go higher or lower, but don't overrev though, The rods are still weak.


Modified by adseguy at 11:28 AM 6/23/2005

 

bottom line... 300whp seems to be about the max you'll want to produce reliably on a stock internal b16/b18. Keep it under 300whp and you'll be fine.