Bent A Con Rod
 

I was just driving on the motor way at 70 and half accelerated boost shot up to 1.6 Bar Boost cut come in then carried on driving ok. Then i pulled up 2 mins after and could here the engine knocking. Garage have stripped it down and ive bent a con rod. Can anyone explain how this has happened and what i can do to stop it happening again. MY00 Uk TURBO running 313BHP And 313Torque.

BTT

BTT

id say hitting 1.6 bar on standard internals would have done the trick,on another note i went one better/worse,ive snapped one on mine

If you have "bent" a rod,then it could be down to excessive compressive force
(high boost) causing it to buckle/bend or a cylinder of coolant will do the same.
The Con rod is normally at its “most stressed” state at the maximum torque region and throw in a bit of detonation and its game over for standard rods.
Mechanically over-revving(missed shift/hitting the limiter) can cause the rod to fail in the bolt/nut area of the big end cap.
If you were suffering from det,you would normally see det damage and heat discoloration on the Piston crown/ring lands .
The Version 7 rods are a better design than the earlier rods but if you are in search of horsepower/torque,then a set of forged rods and race spec bearings are a must have(along with forged pistons).
Without seeing the failed engine, it just an "educated call".