of course it is.....boost is just a measure of backpressure. If you have some kickass, high-flowing parts...then you WILL see less boost...but WILL flow more air....which WILL equal more power (even with less boost)
surprised?
haha
take for instance the 4 cyls running around pushing 22 psi. I remember one time when I told a guy how much boost I was running (10psi at the time). He laughed and said, "haha, that's weak, I'm running 23 on my eclipse." I asked him how much power he was making and it was somewhere in the 200 area...I looked at him and said I'm just over 400...with less boost than you. I asked him how that was possible...and he was kinda at a loss for words.
I guess he forgot I had 4 more cylinders than him
....and I can flow more air since I have those extra cylinders. Since I can flow more air..there's less backpressure...and since there's less backpressure...I'm showing less "boost"
now of course, I could do some ungodly combo and run 22 psi on the same engine in the example...but then I'd be wayyyyy above where I am now, lol.
Now, instead of having the 4 cyl vs. 8 cyl example....let's do v8 vs v8. One has some kickass parts and one has some parts that aren't quiet as kickass. Obviously, the kickass combo is gonna make more power....cuz it can flow more air and the other combo won't make quiet as much cuz it can't flow as much air. Now let's say we throw a
vortech s-trim on each combo. Could it be that the kickass combo would show less boost...but more power? yup
so basically, I say all that to say....that with the right selection of parts.....
it most certainly is possible.
btw, I realize that there are certain what-if's to my example...such as cam selection. In actuality, the lesser flowing combo could make more power under boost than the good combo.....but that's a whole 'nother story.
sorry if I got some stuff wrong in my rambling...I'm a bit on the tired side haha.....seriously, my eyes are barely opened right now.