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06-21-2016 08:03 PM |
Krieger, the 3.0L engine is the same whether it has a manual tranny behind it or an automatic. You should be able to find a good motor from out of an X-Type with relative ease.
The other thing that you can do is look at Lincoln LS's. If my memory serves me correct, they have the same basic set up at the X-Type. You cannot use a Ford Duratec engine as there are differences with those (specifically the variable valve timing and the intake). But, the Lincoln has those features. So, that should open up the market all the more for you. The only "down side" I can see with the Lincoln LS motor is that I believe that motor has the water pump on the front of the engine where the Jaguar motor has the water pump on the rear. But the bolt pattern for the tranny is the same between the two engines.
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