Conversation Between deezo and dreek96max

i have a question...i have a 97 maxima and i jus recently bought a 00 engine. everything is the same but the intake manifold. i was wondering would this 00 engine work in my car and can i jus take my manifold off my old engine and swop it to the 00 engine. both are 3.0L I want to know before I put it in will it work?? thanks