# Compression vs boost tradeoff

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [September 7, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compression-vs-boost-tradeoff/35023 "2007-09-07T19:25:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2007, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/compression-vs-boost-tradeoff/35023/7 "2007-09-24T11:10:03Z")

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more power at 25psi

> 5.0:1 dcr will not stop 80psi from making shrapnel.

that is a pretty ignorat example

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