Well you do need to swap out the tranny harness... which isn't THAT hard.. it's that damn shiftlock-cable that's a PITA to remove (least in my car, specialy since i want to keep everything reusuable
) but you can micky mouse it like alot of 5.0L boys have done with their 5spd swap, and keep the auto harness.. i also added the hooked up the neutral switch (both at the tranny and the clutch switch) like my car is wired just like a '91 5spd s/c and i only had to run 2 wires (a ground for the two switches, and from those 2 switches to the EEC)
$3000 isn't BAD i guess.. but my swap cost like that for a used tranny and in Canuck dollars..
Well for the extra $5000 you can have a car that already has a 5spd... think you can get least that for yours???
BUT the thing is, wiht a new car, what problems are gonna pop up soon after you recieve it as yours?? there's ways around making a car run good for abit then just go to **** a few weeks later..
Also didn't you just toss in a rebuilt/reman 4R70W into your car?? How about Jerry modding it, a high stall convertor and a chip burnt to turn it into a manual shift?? (1st is 1st, 2nd is 2nd, D is 3rd, hit botton for 4th) bet the guy at Reinhart <sp?> woudl be able to set you up nicely... and you'll still have a better tranny then the M5R2 will ever be
But it's all up to you and what you want i'm just tossing ideas out.. Alot of people didn't like me swaping in the 5spd into my car.. but it what i wanted (and since i bought the car to boot )