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    What is Special About this motor?

    I pulled this out of a 1989/90 iX and have been informed that it may be something special? Or am I being sold a line of bull?

    This is the Email I got on it: "
    That’s big dollars right there! Any idea what you have? There’s 2 dead giveaways in your picture distinctly showing how unique that engine is! That’s not the original ix engine. Wow far and few".
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    Nothing special that it can see ,looks like a standard m20b25

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    Yeah, That's what I was thinking as well. I have no reason to believe it isn't the original engine in the iX that is came out of.
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    1986 325E
    1989 325iX (Long term 5-speed/refresh project)
    1993 MB 300E
    1995 MB E320
    2000 Audi TT (Winter AWD snow beast)
    2007 Porsche Cayman S (Summer car)
    2009 VW Touareg

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    Does it have the hole in the oilpan for the driveshafts?

    So what is a nice reasonably low-mile (115k) strong running M20B25+trans worth these days? Debating pulling mine for a M30 swap.

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    Nothing I can see that would suggest anything but a normal iX M20B25. (Slightly different block that the regular M20B25.)
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    Gotcha, just someone trying to have fun with me on Craigslist probably.
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    2009 VW Touareg

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