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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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i want to turbo my 02 ep3 si when i do what would be a safe psi if im running stock internals(not for long)
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 04:26 AM
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Visit ephatch.com and clubrsx.com and look for the Stickys under their Forced Induction forum. Tons of info there!

...but if you're lazy and don't want to do research, then I'm assuming.....20psi is probably safe.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 06:39 AM
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Asking what boost pressure is safe is like asking how many rocks can you carry without breaking your back. Peebles or boulders?

In other words, 15 lbs on a small turbo could be fine but 12 lbs on a large turbo would be pushing it.

It's been said many times that you can push the upper 200s for whp on stock internals.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 05:37 PM
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Just to be safe i would just run 10 Pounds of boost for now until you get internals
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Can't wait for somebody to come in here and post these three words, "PSI is irrelevant."

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