I hear you loud and clear. I wasn't able to find a good solution at the time, if I revisit this that is one area that needs work. The sharp drop, and "stuck on" look of the engine ruin it.
You had me stuck in awesome until I got to the engine and tail section -- oh man, I hate it when the transmission drops out while in passing gear cause then I had to give only a 4/5. The rest is killer!!!!