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Originally Posted by GABRIEL
When I purchase my X5 I wanted the power and luxury of a 4.8is but I wanted the 6 speed gearbox, so I opted to load my 3.0L almost all the options available. But now I want the speed, now my stupid question is, can I do an engine swap like the rice eaters do. I was thinking of a S54 or a N62 did any one think that will be possible.  
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First off, it's not "rice eaters" but on to your question....
I'm sure you can do anything with enough money but you'd be talking about a whole lot of it. I don't know for sure but I'd say that the 6 speed manual transmission probably isn't robust enough to handle the greater power and torque of those bigger engines. Bottom line: Buy a 4.8is and live with the smooth slushbox.