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Originally Posted by Shownomercy
You guys are not getting the point here.
I know "how" to run a lot of boost on an engine, I was more concerned with why you make more power with a low CR compared to a higher CR and same boost levels.
Tim, I think you prob had the best answer, but any reasoning?
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To me, asking why boost adds more power than uping your compression ratio is like asking why Nitrous adds more power than gasoline. It just does, accept it, the more compressed a combustion chamber is the more likely it is to pre detonate due to the extra heat created in there, thats why high compression engines require higher octane levels, the higher the octane the slower the burn. Boost is a horsepower multiplier the more air you squeeze in there without blowing it up, the more power you will create. It always pays to think of engines like vacuums, the more they can suck in there, the better they will perform but at some point when they can't suck anymore you shuv a air compressor down there hose and get a ton more air circulating threw there. The more air passing threw that cylinder, the more fuel you can add and the more power you will create.