cars to handle a lot more power than the stock levels. Many of the high HP TT projects layed out on this site empirically prove that IMHO. So for me the question has become "how much boost can you run on the higher compression engine before it pre-ignites?" In other words, if a TT can be configured to safely run up to 16, 17 , 18 psi without preignition, then it seems illogical to assume that the NA can't be configured to safely take 8 to 11 psi using similar tricks IMHO. The secondary questions are all related to the differences in the shape of the power curve and the resulting changes in "drivability"? I think that the result will be more power and torque at the low-end and in the mid-range (where the higher compression is making up for the lack of full boost) and lower overall peak power. I also think that the higher compression will mask some of the turbo lag creating a feeling of zero-lag acceleration.
