aluminum d/s shorter?

Did you hold these 2 D/S up side-by-side for this comparison, or measure each?

Or did you have the stock D/S in the car with the T-5, and swapped both the trans and D/S at the same time?

FWIW - the trans is ~11/16" shorter and requires a longer D/S or a spacer. If you swapped both at the same time, it would appear that the D/S is shorter.

Rick