Thanks for the input. Everyone is throwing around some high horsepower numbers but must remember I'm talking a mild daily driven street machine. I'm probably making 300HP at most.
I'll admit i may be a little behind the times as far as trans costs. I did take into account your combo and that's what led to my response. I was thinking more along the lines of a good reputable local shop rebuild with a few HD parts would suffice. That's the reason i thought the 2k figure was obtainable. Guess i should't be surprised, but when i searched around some of the prices of the well known shops for the 2004R really shocked me.