You know, I didn't even think of this till now but a good low buck way around your transmission troubles is to have your transmission re-built. Your auto transmission from the factory is basically just a slushbox. You can drop your transmission and have it re-built with a shift kit and even a limited slip diff added, if you want to spend a little extra. Tell whoever re-builds it you want a hard firm shift so you can even chirp your tires into 3rd. You'll make better use of the horsepower you've got and your transmission will work more effeicently and last longer too,. Plus your dogamatic will lose some of its suck factor...
