But, for the prices he's throwing out, I'd say go for it. My engine swap(4.4 to 4.6) just the labor, excuse my bad Canadian (labour) was $3k. The guides and some preventative maintenance on the e53 was $3,600

For $2,600, and I'll assume that's the funny "before we got them all apart" price, he could have a running X and a parts car to sell or pick from over the next few months/years.

Doesn't sound like a bad path. Could be but not necessarily.

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