Not to get off subject, but i had the same thing, my parents payed for more than half, and didnt want me driving a stick when i first started driving, and i regret it more than you will ever know... thats why i convinced them that im doing an auto to manual conversion, and i told them i was paying for all of it and doing the labor myself, and they pretty much agreed. Plus my dad knew where i was coming from, said he was the same way as a kid. I just dont see why you would want it to shift at higher rpms, you might as well just step on the go pedal really really hard...

go import auto salvage! (if you get the urge to swap the auto for a 5-spd)