Yeah bro, ours has the original automatic also, but once the Pontiac 400 motor gets rebuilt and put in, we are swapping a beefy manual into it. He already knows which one (i forgot).. I want to make it a fricken beast.. Upgrade all the brakes to **** like Willwoods or Brembos. I put brembos on my 06 mustang gt and love them to death! Anyhow, you should shoot me some pictures of the GTO.