[DanEC]

Evan - I'm not sure if it would be an improvement from just a bunch of air flow through the cockpit or if I would just get a bunch more heat from the undercar exhaust. Think I'll be safe and put the transmission tunnel back in. It's gotten too blasted hot and humid here now and I don't need more heat.

Interesting that when I first assembled my car I thought it would be too difficult to muscle that 95 lb thing in by hand and I used an engine hoist to suspend it and work it in. This time (and several years older) I just yanked it out and shoved it back in by hand. Not light work but not as bad as I thought it would be. Worst part was maneuvering it through the little door way. The nose of the input actually bumped my door front while I was concentrating on getting the tail housing clear but it was a glancing tap and no paint damage done. Those four threaded rods make it much easier - once I get it hung on those it's just a matter or picking up the rear and guiding it in with a little push.