yeah, you can get a base 5 spd for cheaper bro. Why not look into a used 02-04 type s 6 speed? Thats what i did. 17,9 with the remainder of warranty. Ofcourse i ended up with a friggin factory freak. It beats other type s's by a car length and a half. Pulls on gts by 4 car lengths, and beats Z28's (LS1) by 1 1/2 car lengths. I work at a dealership and me and my maintanance guy went through it with OBDII and none of the cartridges would read the computer. Best guess we have is that i got a Type R computer, but it seems like there should be more than just a ECU. With the diff it has. I am about to crack open the head and find out the numbers on my cams and what not. It is plousable that a number difference caused manufacturing to place TypeR cams and ECU in my car but i dont know. However, my block still states K20A2...it would say K20 if it was a typeR lower. So we know the difference is topend and ECU. Just tracking it down is becoming a chore. Oh and good luck with the purchase. Id go with a Base 5spd if you REALLY want a 05. But truthfully, there isnt much of a difference between the 02-04 and 05 other than body. 10hp isnt anything. I got more than that out of exhaust and intake. Once the header goes on, cams come in and hondata kpro...it will be a little differnet. I bought used, and with the money i saved i will have a 300+whp NA car that still looks stock once everything arrives and i assemble it and tune it.