For the $9,000 you get a new engine harness and ECU. A lot more sensors go through this ECU and we now will have our a/f controlled by an O2 sensor.
It is still a dry sump system, but has an internal oil pump instead of external. You will use the same oil tank.
Dan, the new gearbox has sensors on it that allow for no lift shift and auto blip. The no lift shift will be hooked up when PE allows for different ranges of ignition cuts based on the gear that its in. Right now you can choose how many milliseconds of ignition cut, but that's for all gears. Mike doesn't want to hook it up until he can allow for different cuts based on the gear change (2 to 3 different than 3 to 4, etc.).
Yes the gearbox can trigger auto blip, but only with a fly by wire throttle cable with an electronically controlled throttle body, which this is not. I believe the USF2000 cars have both of these (with this same gearbox), but their throttle and throttle body are electronic (I'm pretty sure, but not 100%).