it is much easier i think too drop the subframe out from the car than taking the motor out all together it saves time with disconnecting a lot of hard to reach wiring harnesses and hoses. when i did my trans all i did was put the front of the car on jack stands disconnect the power steering from the top (it is much easier to disconnect there), take of the y pipe and primary cat, take off front and rear trans mounts, take off calipers and rotors, pull half shafts, then drop the subframe. the motor will hang there from the 2 other motor and trans mouts that connect to the wheel wells. i then put a jack under the motor with a block of wood on it (so not to dent the oil pan) to support everything while i was taking off the driver side trans mount that attaches to the wheel well. after all of that i could then lower the motor subsantially down enough to pull the trans without messing up any hoses our wiring harnesses in the process. please note here while doing all of this you have plenty of room to get at the exhaust manifolds to replace them with your msds headers.
i hope this answers a lot of your questions. oh and by the way this is defiantley a weekend job and not some mid afternoon quick pull lol.
