Got back to working on my car today. I wasn't planning on replacing the air box with the cold air intake
(for the super charger kit I will be installing later this year), but it seems it would be easier with the transmission out. So I did that first. Since I had no plans of ever using the stock air box again, I was able to get it out
(without removing stuff) by cutting it up with a dremell and taking it out piece by piece.