to tell you the truth man I'd straight up get another car. auto is not for the import enthusiasts.

I'd buy a cheaper, older, higher milage, same body style car and then swap.

it's sad but true.

 

I'm in a similar boat myself. My 95 4dr ex is an auto, and it needs more power. My plan is to buy the greddy kit w/ fmic and type-s(2300) this summer, then do the tranny swap (about $500-800 for parts) myself this winter when i don't need the car, and probably do new internals ($1k-2k) while i've got the motor pulled. that's about the price for a gsr swap, and you'll definately have a lot more torque than the gsr. Granted, you can take the gsr farther, but you gotta spend another 2400-3K on a turbo kit for that.