{"id":22007,"date":"2018-03-22T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T22:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22007"},"modified":"2023-10-25T15:45:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T20:45:38","slug":"rwd-mini-with-a-bmw-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22007","title":{"rendered":"RWD Mini with a BMW V8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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EDM Speed Projects<\/a> in Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK is building a very unique second generation Mini Hatch (R56) for David Power owner of Powerflex<\/a>. The car is receiving a complete powertrain swap and RWD conversion. Power will come from a 4.0 L S65B40 V8 connected to a Getrag M-DCT seven-speed transmission both from a BMW E92 M3. The V8 makes 414 horsepower (309 kW) and 300 lb-ft (400 Nm) of torque. The Mini will ride on Subaru Impreza subframes in the front and rear. Follow the project’s progress on its FB page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Source: Vini’ the Powerflex V8 Mini<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EDM Speed Projects in Bicester, Oxfordshire, UK is building a very unique second generation Mini Hatch (R56) for David Power owner of Powerflex. The car is receiving a complete powertrain swap and RWD conversion. Power will come from a 4.0 L S65B40 V8 connected to a Getrag M-DCT seven-speed transmission both from a BMW E92… Read More »RWD Mini with a BMW V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22010,"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":70,"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-22007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mini"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":147196,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=147196","url_meta":{"origin":22007,"position":0},"title":"Chris Harris and Jonny Smith Drive a Mini with a BMW S65 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jonny Smith from The Late Brake Show brought a special Mini for Chris Harris to drive at a wet track. 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