as promised, here are some shots of the rods that bent when i hit 7psi boost. please realize that the reading of amount of boost on a gauge is only a reading of what the engine could not take in. a more efficient engine will make more power, but show less boost than a less efficient one. so, if you have a crap motor, it will show higher boost numbers than a better engine, but not make any more power. this is how many manage to run higher boost numbers. they really aren't making as much boost as they think.
notice that where the rods bent is NOT where porsche reinforced them. these are the 1R rods. the 2R rods are reinforced down where the connecting nuts are, and not up at the top where these bent. it does not matter which of the OEM rods you have. they will all bend when you exceed their load limits. this is a designed in failure component. most engine designers choose the rods as the give item. it's generally less damaging and less expensive to repair than other things, like the crank or block.
the first shot shows all 4. the only straight rod is the one on the left. not entirely certain it is straight either.
here is a shot of one of the pistons. note the wear from scraping the side of the bore. they were all pretty much the same. this is what happens when a rod bends like this.
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