LOL Thanks Saaby!
200whp? Trust me, with the SR20DE it's never enough! LOL
Okay, with that info I can help you out better.
The Hotshot and F-Max stage I kits are pretty much that same in regards to power output.
Both will use the stock MAF, fuel pump, JWT ECU and 370cc injectors. The F-Max however does use the big ass intercooler with their stage I and II along with a more efficient T3/T4 turbo vs the straigh T3 of the Hotshot.
For under 10ish psi you will probably not notice a difference between them. After that the 370's, fuel pump, and MAF max out.
With the stage II F-Max you will get the JWT fuel rail, 50lb (535ish cc) injectors, 300zx TT Fuel pump and Cobra MAF. That system will support a TON more power. Add the water injection and it'll be happy to about 16-18psi on pump gas depending on ambient tempature.
Regarding "safe" I can tell you this without blinking. As long as you don't do something stupid (Like try and run 17psi flat out in 5th on a 95* day) you will NOT blow the stock SR20 with anything less than 22psi of boost.
I run 22psi on a stock longblock aside from JWT cams with alarming regularity and 18psi on pump fuel with alarming regularity.
Ryan Besterwhich's (sp?) car was the test bed for the F-Max kit and was run rich, run lean, detonated, flogged to DEATH, run flat out at 18.5psi on pump fuel in the desert, beat on by magazines etc etc. It now has over 100,000 miles on it, and the kit went on at 60,000 with nitrous on the car before that!
Both of us are in the 450hp range.
SR20 = Bulletproof. Seriously.
It comes down to this. Think of your ultimate plans. If you never plan on making more than 230whp either kit will do really but I believe the F-Max stage I is a touch less expensive. If you even think you will want more power don't screw around and buy a kit that you end up selling half the parts out of. Do it all right from the start. The Hotshot is NOT the kit to try and make big power with as you are stuck with a small intercooler, and T3 turbo that you will have to upgrage along with all the fuel components.
In regards to the "feeds". I only have an oil cooled turbo with BB center section. It's happy as a clam. The feed comes off of the oil pressure sender just below the oil filter on the rear. Not *that* bad to get to from underneath the car, but certainly not the easiest.
Hope that helps.
[This message has been edited by Jay Hass (edited 02-12-2001).]