Like above don't want to spam the thread but I owned an evo 5 for 3 years recently and spent a lot of time on the mlr forum,, it's not so much bhp that throws a rod but mainly the torque. They do say 400bhp is pretty much the limit on standard rods but as long as it's been setup correctly should be fine. Any performance car could throw a rod,, I've heard of evos throwing a rod at 350bhp, and I know that Russ at hq is known in the 'evo world' and very good at what he does. By looking at this car it looks very clean and has the right bits on it, priced very fair as well. Tempted myself lol. Good luck, looks a good one, put it up on the mlr mate. Will get interest on there.