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Originally Posted by Shaun 84 Targa
There is some real value in a #'s matching E, so if $ is a consideration now, I'd plug a carb'd 3.0 into it and properly store your longblock in pieces until you can tackle the rebuild yourself with Wayne's book.
if you were to drop those pieces off at a shop, I think you'd see a minimum $10K final bill, and probably closer to $12K given acquiring and rebuilding MFI components.
the nice thing is you can probably get into a running 3.0 for under $5K and sell it for the same money after your original motor is done.
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Shaun's advice is spot on. The cheapest alternative for you at this point is to store all your 2.2E bits and buy a nice 3.0 and put it in your car. Your 2.2E bits won't bring much money on there own but with the car they are quite valuable.
Believe it or not I think Shaun's estimate for having a shop return your 2.2E to it's original condition might be a bit conservative. Take the time to learn and rebuild it yourself and when it's done you can sell the 3.0 if you so desire. Just be prepared that even when doing it yourself you could be looking at $10k in parts and machine work to rebuild your motor yourself. The upside to the rebuilt 2.2E in your car is that the car will be worth substantially more with the original motor. Maybe not $10k more valuable but not far off either.