No I'm keeping it just incase something happens to the engine at some point. They're about $80 most places from what I remember though. It does need to be aligned. In my case, a lot of it may be due to the block being align bored.
You gotta pay to play! At least I was honest. It will cost most people around $2500 to do a swap from auto to 4-speed though. We also live in the world where the MotorTrend Channel guys seem to use $4000 4-speed automatic transmissions like candy.