2GR-FE block question AWD/FWD

Hey guys, I bought my wife a an RX350 with a blown engine and am now looking at replacement options - found plenty of 2GR-FE engines from Camrys, Avalons and so on, but those are all FWD engines. I know there is a part number difference and have ran into a similar issue when I worked at a different shop (they were replacing an engine in a Highlander and received a FWD instead of AWD) and it was supposedly a no go.

Can anyone tell me specifically what the difference is? I'm pretty handy, so...

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