How many miles do you have on the car? For the filter to clog up that bad after 25000 miles you must have had a lot of crap break loose in the tranny or you fried your fluid so bad it turned to sludge. Just to be safe I'd definitely have the fluid flushed to start out fresh. Temps as high as you were running on the highway would make the ATF useless.
Glad to hear you fixed the buckng problem, though  If only all probs were solved that easily 
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Pearl '92 LS-L 179K (Historic 1st 5-speed SVX)
Mods: 5-speed, 4.11's, Group-N motor mounts, dual Magnaflows, cone air filter, Kenwood MP-228 CD/Receiver, white-faced gauges, '97 grill, custom window tinting.
Ebony Mica '92 LS 80K Oct 2002 - Dec 2004: Victim of theft. She served me well.
You can tell the lack of craftsmanship by the wrinkles in the duct tape.
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