Don't take this too offensively, but you really need to start reading.
it's not about simply "how many lbs of boost". different 2.3's had different CR's, and if a person that did the swap had any sense in them they spent quite a bit of time tuning them.
PSI also does not mean horsepower. if you've got tiny runners in your head and port them, your PSI will drop, but you'll get a more responsive and stronger engine.
It sounds like your goal is to push the stock pistons to their limit. Which means that when/if you get it to work, they won't last for dick. I guarantee you'll be running on borrowed time.
Build it right. Put forged pistons in it, or get a turbo short block.
On a side note, a good head gasket wouldn't make things better. it was a fuse, if a super good head gasket was put on then it wouldn't blow when your pressure got too high, and your piston would.
Same as why people run ultra cheap hubs on their rigs. If they put a decent one on, they start breaking internal stuff, which is a pain to fix.
http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/tech_center/tech_center.html
Read through that link, it will help alot. Everyone needs to start somewhere
didn't you already have a thread on this?
