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Could be that they (MINI./BMW) decided to only stock JCW heads and use them on JCW's and S's in order to avoid stocking 2 sets of spare parts. The replacement parts don't necessarily tell you anything about the original parts. I learned this from the guy who was the technical editor for MC2 Magazine several years back...