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I think you seriously need to consider a different car/tranny swap to a manual if it is practical.
EOCing, IMO is a manual trans only game. There are a few reasons, number one being safety.
A manual trans gives you the means of instantly spin up the engine to restore power steering and more importantly braking. Most power steering cars are quite steerable without power, brakes, not so much. You get a few pumps, but, when your vacuum supply is gone, you basically have no brakes.
I guess EOCing in the middle of nowhere with good sight lines and no other cars around is OK from a safety standpoint, but I still wouldn't be comfortable.
The other issue is mechanical wear. You may or may not be damaging your tranny and you certainly are making the starter, battery and alternator work much harder.
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