[Ieatcamaros]

It is easier to pull them together as a unit. You can put it all together while it is out in the open, which saves a headache. The downside to that is you have to pull all the stuff loose from underneath the car. I.E. exhaust, driveshaft, crossmember, speedometer cable, etc. And you will lose trans fluid when you do this too. With an auto car, I don't pull them as a unit. All in all, I'd say that things go smoother when you pull them together, but there is more work involved. Putting a shift kit in is easy enough with the transmission still in the car. You can do it when it's out, if you want too. I'd prefer to do it with the trans still in the car.

**Be sure you got a good chain and you hook it good if you do decide to pull them together. That's a shitload of weight you are pulling out.