{"id":23360,"date":"2018-05-07T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=23360"},"modified":"2018-05-07T15:54:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T20:54:37","slug":"rwd-1975-mini-with-a-j32-v6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=23360","title":{"rendered":"RWD 1975 Mini with a J32 V6"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russ Foust purchased a 1975 Mini 1275 GT<\/a> with a Vauxhall 2.0 L C20XE inline-four. The combination made for a very fun drive however the inline-four didn’t have enough power for the straights on track day. So he contacted Mini Tech<\/a> and received one of their Midi kits that converts a Mini to RWD using a Honda D, B, K, or J-series engine. Russ decided to go with a 3.2 L J32A2 V6 and six-speed manual transmission. The engine makes 230 horsepower and 210 lb-ft to the wheels on a AEM stand-alone ECU. The 1500 lb Mini rides on a trailing arm rear suspension with QA1 dual adjustable coilovers and Wilwood disk brakes on each corner.<\/p>\n

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Source: Grassroots Motorsports<\/a> (build thread) via Mini Tec FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Russ Foust purchased a 1975 Mini 1275 GT with a Vauxhall 2.0 L C20XE inline-four. The combination made for a very fun drive however the inline-four didn’t have enough power for the straights on track day. So he contacted Mini Tech and received one of their Midi kits that converts a Mini to RWD using… Read More »RWD 1975 Mini with a J32 V6<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23361,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mini"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117520,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117520","url_meta":{"origin":23360,"position":0},"title":"RWD Mini with a Mid-Engine Honda V6","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Kade Harward loves Minis. 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