ddmd3216 will you have your mounts replaced there as well
while the tranny is out?

I would have a conversation with the tech to see if he knows about the recommend cd4e upgrades which roadrunner can tell you about like the filter tech filter and using a 98 core tranny instead of your current tranny and the

"SKĀ® CD4E-Jr

CD4E (Mazda LA4A-EL)
1995-99
Contour, Mystique, Cougar, Protege with CD4E trans
Lube & Calibration Upgrade
Corrects/Reduces/Prevents:
Drum breakage; Runaway line pressure; gasket blowout, hard shifts; torque converter slip; bushing burnup. Restores designed lockup pressure and lube flow even in worn valve bodies"