Am I an idiot for wanting to boost a high compression 318?

Owned since new. At 160k miles I tore it down to gap the rings and put a cam in it. Went back together with all the same original parts. The only thing I changed was the ring gap and the cam. Then built the remote mount turbo set up, and put a set of 100lb injectors in it. It’s been the best vehicle I’ve ever owned.
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So you re gapped the old rings? I'm surprised that the rings sealed again.