Boost will increase cylinder pressure, but not nearly at the rate "timing" will. More boost and conservative "timing" will result in lower cylinder pressure, aggressive "timing" and less boost will result in more cylinder pressure. Both might make the same power, but only one may last without breaking.
Boost by and in itself will require no timing changes on a diesel. It's just more air that allows the fuel to burn, it doesn't change the burn rate. Now very few if any just add boost. Cylinder pressure is the result of the static cylinder pressure plus the combustion process. How and where that occurs is just as important as the total amount of the pressure.
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