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Come on guys...... There some misconceptions here. Reliability has many factors, given the same engine for either application. To name some of these aspects: driving habits, maintenance, environment, and most importantly (on modified engine).... tuning. The question is, which platform would be ideal to either turbo or n/a build up. My answer is, once again, given the same engine and decent funding, IT WOULDNT MATTER which platform. High compression does not necessarily mean bad for boost. It just means more thought in the process. A turboed high compression engine will have the best of both worlds on a semi-decent build. It will have the low end power of a lagging turbo. Technology is here to combat issues with high compression+turbo. There are anti-knock devices, anti-detonation units, temperature calculators, fuel additives, acurate duration analyzers, etc.... Tuning is the key. Put that biatch in a dyno and tune it that way. Meguiars TypeR is pushing 20 psi on a stock internal dual-charged (turboed and supercharged) but with optimum tuning........
Soon, within a year or less, you will see my JDM B18C ITR turboed running daily at 12 psi on stock internals.
The low compression/force induction bulls**t started when Billy Bob figured out that his lawn mower has such a low compression that he went ahead and rigged his leaf blower on the intake to cut the grass faster. It wasnt cutting fast enough so he swapped the pistons from his go-kart (higher ratio) and hooked up Naws and the leaf blower.......well, guess what...... the focker blew up cuz it wasnt tune......
My vote to this will not matter. It just really depends on what you want to do and how far you want to take it. Research, researh, and more research. Patience is virtue. To me, boost is the easier route to have a fun car regardless of the compression ratio. Peace!
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