at 200,000 the bearings in the tranny started to make noise. the thing started sounding like a helicopter. I live in Vancouver and I couldnt find any scrap yards that would see me a tranny. The Cheapest Deal I got was for entire engine and tranny combo. I said FuK it, and rebuilt my tranny myself. My car doesnt burn a drop of oil.
My suggestion get a combo of engine and tranny from a wrecker, GSR swap will be best. remeber the engine swap means u will need a ECU as well as most of the other accesssories.