{"id":145845,"date":"2026-03-04T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=145845"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:44:59","slug":"mini-with-a-400-hp-1-6-l-ecoboost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=145845","title":{"rendered":"Mini with a 400 hp 1.6 L EcoBoost"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Diminutive<\/a> built this Mini called the “EcoBeast” at their company in the UK. In the back of the car behind a custom firewall is a turbocharged 1.6 L EcoBoost inline-four sourced from a Mk7 Ford Fiesta ST. The motor’s 400 hp is sent to the rear wheels through a Ford IB6 six-speed transmission with a 3.82 ratio. The Mini rides on a tubular front subframe with double-wishbone front suspension. The rear uses a removable modular engine cradle with trailing arm rear suspension. Diminutive added adjustable coilovers in front and rear. Braking is handled by Wilwood four-piston calipers with 260 mm rotors in front. Those are covered by Minilite 13×7-inch wheels with Nankang NS-2R 175\/50 tires. Diminutive restored the Mk3 body with Mk1 fiberglass hood, carbon fiber trunk lid, and carbon fiber Mk1 grill. The body is covered in Performance Blue paint with a gloss black roof.<\/p>\n

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Source: Diminutive<\/a> (project page)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Diminutive built this Mini called the “EcoBeast” at their company in the UK. In the back of the car behind a custom firewall is a turbocharged 1.6 L EcoBoost inline-four sourced from a Mk7 Ford Fiesta ST. The motor’s 400 hp is sent to the rear wheels through a Ford IB6 six-speed transmission with a… Read More »Mini with a 400 hp 1.6 L EcoBoost<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":145850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":100,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mini"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mini-with-a-turbo-1.6-L-EcoBoost-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=1333%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":131585,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=131585","url_meta":{"origin":145845,"position":0},"title":"Ford Fiesta with a Turbo 1.6L EcoBoost","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Sam Daffin from DAF Sport Racing built his Ford Fiesta Mk5 to compete in the CTCRC Blue Oval Saloon Series. 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