This is true, everyone's opinions are equal. Which means yours is equally as worthless as mine
All the high compression stock engine GM guys would beg to differ on the CR discussion, as do many tuners.
So, if you're like John, and you don't know how to tune (or how/where to ask for help) by all means go low and slow. As they say, ignorance is bliss. If you don't know what you're missing, you'll never miss it.
I don't see any honda comments. Your straw-man is weak and so are you old man!
Me personally, I tow the fast car with the 10:1 turbo car (that's a 96mm bore size x 8 for the kids at home, with 2v heads sitting on top. They're aluminum too). It's a new swap, I've only put 3 years on it and only had a few runaway boost situations. Hasn't been out yet (but soon. stupid lifters, stupid transmission. Stupid car that blows the tires off from an 80mph roll)
Anyway, Some of us actually do these things much to the chagrin of others, and a lot of us that do, have great success with it-again, much to the chagrin of others. Personally, I feel that low compression is a band-aid for ****ty engine management and ****ty tuning, and it comes at a cost. Perhaps just a transient cost, but a cost none the less. If you're running a system that isn't always repeatable in what it does (looking at you, LH), or one that's almost as old as
John (looking at you, K-jet), then sure. You have little to no control except gross adjustments and prayer. Run low compression and be satisfied with mediocre results if that's the case.
What is "a fun amount of boost" anyway? That's a non-sequitur. Either the setup makes power or it doesn't, boost is just a number. Is 10psi boring boost and 20psi fun boost? On what turbo? What about 30psi? Is 15psi then just garden variety boost? Inquiring minds need to know
This is all meant somewhat tongue-in-cheek, like I said several posts up, your car, do whatever you want with it. If you really want to set john off on a tangent, start telling him that longer rods suck