lol. then you add a 3'' straight no cat exhaust and a ddp and wow look your not at 300 hp.. all for under 400.. still week sauce?

Exactly. You don't swap the drivetrain to keep it stock, that's ridiculous. You swap it for the power potential. The only way to get any real power out of a 7M is to go forced induction, the easiest and cheapest way to get that reliably is to swap in a 7MGTE.

Or you could do a different swap, it's your headache.

yea im seeing that either way it looks like a long road ahead .. but hey is sounds like a fun one !