it'sa manual, the motor came out of another Suzuki vehicle (sidekick?), i think its .1 or .2 liters bigger than the stock engine. I don't believe it's been buried since the new motor, the reason he replaced it is because it sunk and sucked water. doh! The tires are 33". The driveshafts are the proper ones for that lift. He does his vehicles right and no expense is spared to make it right. He is building a bigger/meaner one and wants to sell this one.