Exhaust vs power-steering

Most Impressive Buschi, you have certainly done your research here!

I was really asking out of curiosity, If I go for a HEMI swap, I'll probably stick to an automatic, either the 727 I currently have, or a complete package with a modern overdrive transmission.

On one hand, I do prefer manual transmissions, but on the other hand, my car is originaly an auto trans car with the original floorshifter and console which I'd like to keep.