You can beat it hard and it will love it. Just make sure you don't over-rev it. They can tap valves to pistons and bend up pushrods when you do that.
The rev limiter won't help if you hit the wrong gear when getting on it. Seen a few people hurt an engine with an accidental 2nd to 1st shift.Will the rev-limiter not prevent this from happening, or is it luck of the draw that this may/maynot happen bouncing off the limiter?