pacepony

buy it then resale and then buy what you want

50fiend

I'd agree with everyone else. It doesn't sound like what you want and don't forget 87 and 88 has the pesky speed density, unless you happen to be Californian.

Aliate X

When your looking for a car and know exactly what you want, dont settle for ****. There are SOOOOOOOOO many 5.0s out there, youll find what you want if you look enough.

bacon

whats to think about...buy it

87project-swap

Buy it.....Don't wait buy it. Why wouldn't you, because of an auto? I converted my auto to a manual for about $170. But you have to find a good salvage yard who will let you take your own parts. All said and done. Yeah I got messy and it took some time. It was worth it. Plus all the parts you need you can get from a 2.3L 5spd anyway, except the tranny and flywheel.
BUT If you stuck with an auto and built it up with a shift kit and a converter, that would be about as much money as if you converted it to a normal 5spd. I have a shift kit in my Talon, its pretty fricken cool.