Probably. There are morons everywhere...
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If its a street car then you would be a moron to do that..... unless you dont mind spending $7 a gallon for some Sunco fuel ALL THE DAMN TIME. Well I guess you could also run E85 but then you would need 42lb+ injectors and get around 12MPG.
If going NA then 11:1 is about as high as you want. 9.5:1 with low boost and good forged internals. 8.8:1 for normal boost levels (12-14). and 8.5:1 or less if you wanna run some serious boost.
Watched Reinhart Racing build a Teksid high comp C head motor. 11:1 with hillborn style injection and custom cams. Motor made 471 NA HP on the dyno. Thats a $4800 investment.
Just as an example. I know a dude (car just was sold) running a completly stock 03/04 motor (8.5:1 CR). Only mods were CAI, Injectors (80lb), catback (stock manifolds and all four cats), big ass fuel pumps for E85 and a Whipple 2.3 running 23psi. Car made 727RWHP!
Thats a $6000 investment. Nets 12MPG
Another guy running the higher comp Aluminator crate motor (forget compression ratio)with a Whipple 3.4 and fuel mods. All else stock. On 14 psi he made 660rwhp and when cranking it to 19psi made over 770rwhp. Thats a $12,000 investment. Nets 15MPG
My Mark with a 2.2L KB blower, 255 pump, 42lb injectors, stock manifolds and cats with Borla catback and no intercooler and stock internals made 331rwhp with 7.2psi and 9* of timing. Was a near $7000 investment and did 20MPG. Car did make 389rwhp at 13PSI but IATs were through the roof cause no intercooler.
My Cobra all I did was put a smaller SC pulley on it, CAI, long tubes, H-pipe, Catback larger MAF and a tune and made 474 RWHP. Still got 21MPG on the highway too. Was a $2000 investment.
Cobra I just built, 99 with C heads I did an Eaton swap on. Stock boost (about 8psi) and no mufflers. Supercar pump but everything else was all stock 03/04 blower parts. Car made 427 rwhp and gets about 15mpg. Total cost was $3500 but I used up many contacts to locate the parts.
So there are hundreds of ways to make power. Gotta figure budget and talent.