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*UPDATE*

Got the trans out, input shaft looks good and everything feels fine there. I took the clutch assembly apart and the pressure plate, clutch disc, as well as the throw-out bearing and flywheel all look good, though TO bearing had a lot of gunk and dirt behind it engine side. Looked at the pilot bushing and that seems to be the culprit. The hole almost looks out of shape but more importantly the roller bearings look half worn/missing. I'll be getting a puller which will allow me to further inspect but the plan is to get a solid bushing to replace it with as well as a new TO bearing and put it back together. Very possible I didn't replace this when I dropped the LTI in, engine was rebuilt I think 20k or so prior. Only one I remember replacing was on the TPI engine when I first converted the car to 6spd. Rookie mistake