if you really want to be safe for now i suggest lowering the boost and driving it really easy untill you get some money to get that tranny fixed. if youve heard it once im sure youve heard it a million times. the earlier you fix the problem tthe less time, money, and pain it will cause you. the car obviously has some type of boost controller on it so if you really feel the need you can always just bump it back up to 23 or whatever yuo want to run.

and as for the wrx and evo comment. those cars cost about 35 g's. there is a big difference in paying 3-4 grand cash and having 400 dollar payments for the next 10 years. a car with no miles is obviously more reliable than a car with 100,000 qnd is 10 years old. but wheres the fun in that anyways. my dsm's turned me into a part time mechanic and i am thankful for it. it has saved me time and money. my .02