No way, there was no sarcasm intended. To the contrary, you mentioned here or on P-T that you were considering the swap because a manual trans became available and because $5K is out of your price range. My answer was: Expect to spend some money.
You asked and my answer is that 1000HP and 200mph is an unrealistic expectation for stock parts. Ask yourself how much clutch clamping force is required to harness that power and the forces such as aero drag that will oppose that power. What about driveshaft rpm in double overdrive? Have you done the math? You shoud be gearing for 200mph in 1:1--not overdrive.
I sincerely apologize of you interpreted my response as sarcasm. It wasn't. But I'm also not gonna blow sunshine up your ass. 1000hp is a lot of power. I don't care if Joe Blow's car is getting it done, because Joe Blow doesn't put food on my table--or yours. If your drivetrain blows up because you talked yourself into an inferior, oversimplified choice--you'll spend 150%-300% of the original correct estimate cleaning up the mess.
Manual or auto--expect to spend some money. That sounds like a mature, fair assessment.
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