Joe - don't say funner, it's not a word. Being from Mississippi is no excuse for poor grammer. ;) Also, you can't have a JDM eclipse, because eclipses aren't from Japan, they're from America. If you do decide that you actually want to do that, come talk to me and I'll give you an idea of what will have to be involved. I think I'm going to try and trace the lineage of that AWD caravan transmission and see if I can find anything... I'll keep you posted. I would prefer to do this with a 5 speed if possible. The only thing that I can think of fun about an AWD automatic would be spraying it off the line }(