Good day all!

Well, the 2004 is still giving me transmission issues and my 4.6is is just amazing! So, I've once again pulled the trigger on another X5... 2006 with the 4.4L and panoramic sunroof for $2500... Charged up battery enough to turn the motor over... seems to be missing compression on a few cylinders... I'll tear into it my next few days off!

So, I'm not sure what to do here! My first thought is to pull the motor from 4 (2004) and get 6 (2006) on the road with me still using 2 (2002 4.6is)... The interior in 4 is so much better than 6! BUT, I can let the better half use 6 and convert 4 to RWD manual and finally solve the transmission issue I've been dealing with for months! Once the conversions done, I can let the better half use 4 and think about another conversion on 2 or 6, while I use the one I don't convert!

How many want a RWD V8 6-speed if I can get it to work like it came from the factory? No crazy hacking of wires or crazy alarms on the dash that won't go away! My end product would resemble what BMW would have made, if they were smart enough to make it!

Thoughts?

Cheers!

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2001 E53 X5 4.4i (03-07-2001 build date) White exterior / hellbeige interior (6MT swap vehicle - Manny)
2002 E53 X5 4.6is (12-20-2001 build date) Imola Red exterior / M-texture interior (Red)
2003 E53 X5 4.4i (06-26-2003 build date) Silver exterior / Black interior (Silvester II)
2008 Mini Cooper S ragtop (04-17-2008 build date) Dark Silver exterior / Gray interior ( Topless)
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