# supercharger is done! **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [July 11, 2009, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharger-is-done/245379 "2009-07-11T23:34:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 105
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharger-is-done/245379/105 "2009-07-23T11:42:16Z")
> [@Domessick guys BWW/cruise 11/28](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/domessick-guys-bww-cruise-11-28/20786/16): > > Ok so what’s wrong with opening up the space between the piston and the ‘squish area’ to lower compression? > > I could probably search and find this out on my own, but hey, you’re here. :rofl A squish area is a part of the combustion chamber that is made to very nearly come into contact with the piston when the piston is at top dead centre. There’s usually less than .030" clearance in these areas in such cases. What they do is cause the combusting gasses to rapidly travel towards the center of the combustion chamber and increase turbulence, thus increasing the combustion rate. By dropping the C/R with a thicker gasket, the squish area becomes not as effective, and you will lose some power, among other things. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/supercharger-is-done/245379)._