I think that members have picked up used 3.0 engines for around 3-4K and trannies run about 2.5K. Someone mis shifted their 323/325 and put the 3.0 in, search around I think he listed the price he paid for his motor.
If you can rebuild your existing engine, probably cheaper and you can get mods of the deal.
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