The money to make the power I want isn't what I'm inquiring about. I'm not too far removed to remember that it takes money to power (and even more to make it reliably). I'm more concerned with a good platform to start with. How much power can the MR tranny take? I do drive alot of hwy and i may travel to Canada a few times in this car so having a 6th gear may be a little more important then a few extra ponies....thanks for the response btw.