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  1. Nathan

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    #4 Nathan, Aug 17, 2012
    Engine Pic...

    It's a very modded A Series engine.

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    #2 Minidave, Aug 17, 2012
    Uhhhh........sure didn't look like an A series motor under that hood, what are they running?

    If it doesn't have a Mini motor and trans, is it really a "Mini" record? They could have built a carbon fiber shell and it would have been just as much a Mini, in my book.
     
  3. ScottinBend

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    #3 ScottinBend, Aug 17, 2012
    Looks like a V-tech.....


    Well maybe not as it seems the class they were running is a max 1000cc motor. Motorcycle engine?
     
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    #5 1972Austin, Aug 20, 2012
    It's a turbo Specialist Components BMW K series head conversion. They make awesome stuff, I have their seven port head for my Mini. http://www.twinkam.co.uk

    Shawn
     
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    #6 ScottinBend, Aug 20, 2012
    :drool