My mates 265bhp BAM S3 8L recently bent a rod, not sure on torque figure but it does happen!
I'm building a K03s hybrid and I'm debating on uprating rods. I'll be waiting til next summer to do it all though, will need to work the summer to pay for it!
Don't be fooled by a tuned K03s, my mates S3 won't keep up! Be interesting to see how far kells would pull on me.