depends on how healthy your motor is... but ppl have ran WAY more that 12psi on stock motors.

 

The motor is healthy- doesn't burn any oil. no knocking that's audible to me, just normal honda ticking valves.

Really? over 12psi? I've heard thats okay on a base model, but not on a type s because of the high compression, but then again, the point of this post is because I've heard a lot of things and am looking for clarification.

 

Do a compression test to make sure it's healthy. Yes, there's ppl that have pushed way more than 12psi on stock motors making 500+whp. I'm not sure what the difference is with base and type s motors but type s motors are better I believe? Someone with more experience should chime in on this one...

I'd ditch the emanage if I were you though... GL


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I do plan to ditch the emanage eventually. I just took it for a ride and it seems to be around 9 psi peak but did spike to 11 when I downshifted to 3rd and punched it WOT.
Nice bike btw. Just sold my R1 last week and immediately regretted it as i watched it leave my driveway. Looking to get a 954 now.

 

thanks, not so nice anymore... crashed it almost 3 years ago.

 

Base motors r weak, weak rods. Crank has half the counter balances. Base motors bow near 350 on pump. Type s has better rods, proper crank, head is the obvious power getter, u can safely dd a stock a2 between 14-18 psi. And that's on a real turbo. Not greddys sorry baby snail,

 

What about a JDM base? I wonder if the internals are a slight bit more robust. My tuner said that it had more performance needs than a domestic A3.

 

So I just got off the phone with Greddy. They recommend 7psi and no more for the RSX type s. They say their turbo is efficient up to 18 psi. They also said that just because people boost more then 7psi; those people are gambling with the longevity of their stock engines. He said I won't break anything right away with 9psi, just that it obviously is putting more strain on stock components than 7psi would. He also said some people don't care about longevity and they decide it's a good trade off to sacrifice reliability for more power. Just thought I'd share the info in case anyone is interested or wondering the same thing I was.

 

That's also what the manufacturer has to tell you so you don't turn up the boost and then try and blame them for engine damage (not saying that is what you'd do, but it's like calling Honda to ask them how much boost - they will tell you not to do it). You should search a few build threads and check the stickies for info - there are literally hundreds of people with turbo RSXs running Greddy kits.

 

k20a2/z1's can handle well above what your greddy kit will produce. Put it at 9 and go have some fun and get the craving for more. Also you should stop driving around at WOT if the car isnt tuned.

 

Bringing this thread back up. After driving around for a while at 8.8 psi. I decided to crank up my high parameters to 17 psi. I haven't blown anything up yet, I heard a guy once say he drove around for 6 months at 15 psi then boosted to 20psi and blew his motor immediately with the greddy. I think I may go back to 15psi.

 

Stop fucking with your boost if you are not getting retuned everytime you change it. When you add more air you need to add more fuel.

 

engine I don't worry about... it's the shitty transmission that can't handle it...

I'm at 480wph on 14psi. Stock engine

 

Do you have k-pro? And also are you using a Greddy turbo? I still have the emanage blue. I need to go get k-pro...

 

K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro-K-Pro
.........K-Pro
Can't emphasize it enough, don't kill you motor with greddy's pos emanager.
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