Flac level 1 to mp3 vs. Flac level 8 to mp3

[tmgaus51]

Is the quality level of an mp3 converted from flac affected by the compression level of the flac? or do the flac files decompress completely before being converted to mp3?

Thanks for the help.

[JoelDaemon]

FLAC is lossless regardless of compression setting, so no.