It really depends on the amount of cylinder pressure that you are generating. Cylinder pressure is tied into your ignition timing, fuel selection, AFR, Intake temperature, Exhaust manifold pressure, Exhaust gas temperature, Cam timing, and a million other variables... A spike in cylinder pressure (pre-ignition) is what will kill your motor faster than anything. Your boost pressure is only a small factor of it.

Basically, if you have a good tune you will be restricted by the strength of your connecting rods and your ringlands because stock sleeves are actually pretty damn stout. Also, the wear and tear on your engine will affect it aswell.

It is impossible to guess how much boost your motor will hold without knowing everything about your setup...

PM me if you have any questions...

 

It's just tuning. VTEC with a turbo isn't rocket science. No one should be running any boost without proper tuning though.

 

.... ^ or without any decent tuning device. It does not have to be Hondata. The dumbest move you can ever do to your car is if you run a turbo set-up without any electronic fuel management. FMU/missing link is a "bandaid" solution no matter how low you boost your motor.....

 

oh, I thought you were asking how much you could run with a good tune...

on a 12:1 FMU with stock injectors and a missing link I would not run more than 8psi max...

 

why post????

 

If you do not have the money to do it right wait until you do. It will cost less in the long run and save you time.

 

11.4psi on stock map

 

Mine always ate its self alive at 10 :-\