that maybe the way its gonna go. ithought i was gonna be the first with the 5.7 hemi in the lancer but some one beat me to that in the september hotrod magazine. so this might be what will happen. dakota bellhousing and ma5 5 speed. trans. supposed to be stronger than the r154, and can be had for around $300.00 looks like she'll sit right in the pocket behind the k member.