MINI had an R56 MC engine in an engine stand at the press launch. Here's a collection of photos covering the engine from different angles.

All images are clickable and available in 1000x1000 pixels

 

for a factory motor!

Matt

 

Nice shots dave, keep them coming...

 

There should be a stream of photos this afternoon. I'm back in L.A. doing photo processing.

 

Thanks dave

 

I've never really spent much time looking at a turbocharged engine, and especially not a turbo 4cyl. From what I can tell, though, it looks good!

 

My thought exactly! Looks like a race header.

 

Great Pics. Show ME the Photo's!!!

 

uh, this is the NA engine. Dave, do you have similar pictures of the turbo engine?

 

I wish.

This was the ony engine available that was on a stand and out of the car. There was no turbo engine present that wasn't already burried inside an engine bay.

 

Looks great Dave. Thanks for brining this to us. Love it!

 

steel pan...i guess they got tired of replacing the aluminum ones

i can see the coolant pipe on the backside of the motor having issues in the long run as well, very similiar the the vr6's affectionately coined "crack pipe"

 

Wicked Header!