A904...does it need a rebuild?

If you have no 3rd gear or reverse it's a fried front clutch pack. Needs rebuilt. Why do you want to swap to a 727? 904's are plenty capable of handling a lot of power (400+) with very little done to them and they don't have as much drag as a 727 to suck power out of your engine. That means better performance and better gas mileage.

Because I've got a performance rebuilt 727 with a good stall already on the stroker thats going in my Duster, and I'm shooting for well over 400hp. I just wanna get it driving for now for an event thats coming up.