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Not sure if this is the right place to post this but, in the near future i am looking at a used 6th or 7th gen honda (stick). And have that car to be like a project car. I was looking at putting a small turbo (nothing big) and try to get some hp from my car. Talking to some of my friends they said the transmission might not be able to handle it, also same with the pistons and headers. if this is true i don't find it worth the money in doing this. That is why i was looking towards a smaller psi turbo. less it can do to my car performance and repair wise. What are your thoughts if i turbo charge it? and also what damage can it cause if everything stays stock?

 
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Well, like anything mechanical, there are multiple variables involved here. The amount of boost I'm running on my car might break your car and vice versa. That being said. 6-8 psi on stock internals and drivetrain is a "safe" amount of boost if you don't upgrade anything. As I'm sure you've read, putting a turbo on a car causes additional stress which will cause parts to wear faster than they would if they were run on a stocker.

I would recommend doing a lot more research as you go along. Your comment of "transmission might not be able to handle it, also same with the pistons and headers" is kind of illuminating since the header has nothing to do with boost. A smaller turbo will give you more power at lower RPMs and (maybe) boost levels than some of the ginormous GT40 framed turbos.

I would recommend a 6th gen for a project car though, simply because of the engine management solutions available for it. With a 7th gen, you're limited to a couple halfway decent piggybacks that the ECU will try to tune around (and will succeed if you don't keep ****ing with it) and two standalone systems that aren't cheap. With a 6th gen, you have a lot more flexibility in tuning.

 
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thanks for the info