I think they can. 19.5 T td04 not modified but a real td04. Gtx 11 blade garret style compressor wheel, td04 9 blade inconel turbine wheel. 46mm . Upgraded thrust collar (14mm from 10 mm) Should be able to do 140.The boost pressure isn't the killer of the motors here, stg2's on 30 psi aren't lifting the head, you can and most tuners do tune the spool. Once you are making the kind of power/torque even st2's are capable of , there are things like tune (too much torque), oiling , fuel and wear (tired engines) that are most likely to seal your motors fate . Throw in some randoms like crank collars as well . Built motors and all the supporting oil/fueling mods are how you sure this all up regardless of turbo options (single or twin of any size).
Pure st2's (probably most st2s) can be run at 30psi and they will make power nicely up to that point without huge heat if in the efficiency island . Pure turbos themselves even suggest they can live there and tuners can provide a tune that is plenty safe in terms of detonation (E85/race fuels), we have seen logs that look totally fine with reasonable IAT's etc. However , to have a chance the stock motor is going to need to have the tune tapered to deliver the torque /HP so that its coming in further up so rods don't give up. 24psi is enough power on E85 to destroy the motor if you aren't tapering in the delivery on the tune. Even then remember that the extra power is beating up the rod bearings alot more than stock levels. So it accelerates wear accordingly . How much life is left in the bearings on old high mile stock motors is a lottery.
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VTT GC's I think are the only bigger twins I think we have seen with an 'almost' 140mph terminal (138mph and not sure if it had some weight reductions). stg4's in this case are claiming power that ought to see them firmly deep in 140's without weight reductions in a 335i
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