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V8 Engine Swap
Solid Axle Swap
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You absolutely can get the transmission out and back in without touching the Y pipe. It requires having the vehicle jacked up quite a ways off the ground and you basically have to pull it out at an angle while turning it and then installing it is the opposite. A real pain and a big pry bar will help. I prefer fighting it that way as opposed to messing with exhaust bolts - your call. I usually use a transmission jack to get it under the truck and resting on the radius arm crossmember, then bench pressing it into place the rest of the way.
Automatics can come out & back in like that too but they are substantially heavier.
Automatics can come out & back in like that too but they are substantially heavier.