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Nowadays, the main potential of the HCCI engine, i.e. high efficiency with low NOx and soot emissions, is a well-known fact. Main limitations that prevent the commercial application of the HCCI engine are the control of combustion timing and low power density. Higher power density could be achieved by boosting the engine, but low exhaust temperatures associated with the HCCI combustion require a different approach when trying to achieve a boosted HCCI engine. This paper presents a numerical study on two boosting configurations that will enable high boost levels and high load, as a consequence, in the Ethanol fueled HCCI engine, in the engine speed range of 1000 - 4000 rpm. For the purposes of this study, a four-cylinder HCCI engine model has been made in the cycle-simulation software. The model includes the entire engine geometry and all elements necessary for representing the entire engine flow path.