Assuming properly set up ecu and the correct sizing of turbo/intercooler etc etc etc. What is the maximum power that can be achieved (reliably) using standard (sti 6) engine internals?

 

How long's a piece of string

Rich

 

As Rich says, "reliable" is a piece of string question. How long do you want it to be reliable?

 

Thats a hard question to answer! How long do you want your car to last? hum let me think....forever?....

I guess 15-20k miles between rebuilds is reasonable? I bet this dont help a bit, yes?

Is this one of those things were you just spend loads of money getting more power and protecting the engine from that, knowing that its going to go pop that much sooner everytime you put more money in it lol?

ok I'll rephrase the question: what power levels have people achieved from standard sti internals, where the car has run more than 5k miles after the mods?