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Old Mar 1, 2004
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another question on turbos

i got a 2003 EX and i've heard that turbos could f***up your engine if your engines not reinforced and stuff, if i want to boost 8 psi what kind of reinfocing do i have to do if any?
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At 8 Psi...with alcohol injection, you really don't HAVE to do anythin'.

If you want to do internals in the future, do a search. I'm sure there's hundreds of posts about pistons, rods, rings, head jobs, etc. etc.
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at 8psi u will be fine if properly tuned. If you wanna boost higer than that, say around 11.....i suggest some new pistons. If you wanna go higher than sleeving the block is a must.
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I ran 9 psi every day w/ no alch injection and I had no problems. When I cranked it up to 11-13 however I cracked my head gasket.
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9psi isn't bad.

What size turbo were you or are you running and what are you doing for fuel?
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tuning is everything
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