Thanks all for the input.
I agree that cylinder pressure isn't the only concern if I were actually trying to accomplish the posed question.
But I'm not really trying to do this. So cooling, intercooling, other structural considerations weren't really the question I was trying to answer.
I...
Thanks all for the replies.
What I was trying to get at was, making the assumption that an engine was at its structural limits, was it possible to make more power with the same (unchanged physically - ie same compression ratio, same strength rods and pistons, etc) engine boosted vs NA.
I'm...
I'm having trouble understanding how an engine can produce more power boosted vs naturally aspirated.
I'm assuming that an ideal NA motor - let's say a 2.0L making 220hp is doing so at the limits of the structure of the engine - for arguments sake, with cylinder pressures of 120 bar.
Now you...
