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It simply is not built to the level to handle a major torque boost beyond stock. It's built cheaply. That is what BMW does these days. They build engines to last the warranty period and to try to keep costs as low as possible.

"Our 228i car is a test mule for our Pirelli World Challenge program. We've been doing stress testing and have discovered a few weaknesses in the motor including oiling and bottom end. We've been bumping up performance to see what would fail so we can incorporate that into our PWC race motor builds. We were running a setup at Bimmerfest that was north of 350 whp and 400 wtq. Preliminary analysis is a rod bolt stretched and then failed. Based on what we have learned we are now building up our first race motor which of course includes updated rods and hardware."
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