{"id":35309,"date":"2019-01-18T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-18T15:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=35309"},"modified":"2019-10-24T22:22:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-25T03:22:25","slug":"mini-with-a-2-1-l-c20xe-inline-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=35309","title":{"rendered":"Mini with a 2.1 L C20XE Inline-Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Mini was built by Retropower<\/a> in Hinckley, England. The company rebuilt the small car with a 2.1 L C20XE inline-four that makes 240 horsepower. The engine features CP forged pistons, Williams Motorsports steel rods, ported head, Isky double valve springs, Arrow solid lifters, upgraded camshafts, and Jenvey direct-to-head throttle bodies. Power goes to the front wheels through a Vauxhall F20 transmission with a Quaife gear set and Gripper LSD. Other upgrades include Corsa electric power steering rack and KAD disc brakes front and rear. <\/p>\n

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Source: 16v Mini by Retropower FB page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This Mini was built by Retropower in Hinckley, England. The company rebuilt the small car with a 2.1 L C20XE inline-four that makes 240 horsepower. The engine features CP forged pistons, Williams Motorsports steel rods, ported head, Isky double valve springs, Arrow solid lifters, upgraded camshafts, and Jenvey direct-to-head throttle bodies. Power goes to the… Read More »Mini with a 2.1 L C20XE Inline-Four<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":35311,"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,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35309","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\/2019\/01\/Mini-with-a-C20XE-inline-four-01.jpg?fit=960%2C638&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":138662,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=138662","url_meta":{"origin":35309,"position":0},"title":"C20XE-Powered Ford Escort","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Adam Beard from Twin Engine Corsa interviewed Alex Darcy about this Ford Escort Mk1. 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