I am going through the AOD to T5 swap. Two weekends ago I began, but found out that the nuts on the two header studs on the driver side were not going to come out without breaking something. So, I tell the wife that I need new headers in order to continue. A few days later the FRPP headers are here and now I am ready for this weekend to complete the transmission swap. Well, while I was under the car the I accomplished 2 things. I put in new U joints and I put new O2 sensors in the stock H pipe. Now it is 2 weeks later and I have a problem. I was almost to work today when my idle got really low and crazy. It sounds like I have a cam. Then on the way home, about 2 minutes after I cranked the car up, it started again. By the time I got home, the transmission was shifting really wierd, it didnt want to downshift so the engine was bucking pretty good. I pop the hood and there is smoke coming from the passenger side of the engine compartment. I cant tell what is smoking, but it appears to be directly above the first catalityc converter on the passenger side. At first I thought it might be a vacuum leak, but I didnt think they would cause sporatic automatic transmission operation and something to get so hot it smokes. Anyone have this issue before?
However, I would like to have a driveable car when it is all said and done. 
