OK, I just did a quick read over the entire thread. Have you been able to do a dry fit with the manual trans yet? The reason that I ask, is because the crankshafts are different part #'s through the DCX database. Being that they are both 3.2 engines, I doubt the stroke is different. However the bolt pattern should be same on the block, considering the block #'s are the same. I hope you don't have to do an emergancy crankshaft swap.

Shawn