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OP, glad you answered most of your own questions. In my personal opinion, I'd back down the psi levels until you get a tune to make it safe..

That's right the wastegate does pop off at 7psi, the boost solenoid, not the restrictor allows the boost to creep to 11. That is not 11psi all the time, nor the stock pressure. Therefore, the factory boost setting you'll see is 7psi on 99% of STOCK swaps.