spoke with several 727 guys, most swear by the reverse manual valve body instead of a forward, don't remember the entire reason just that it helped the 2-3 shift.......
it also avoids the possibility when shifting of going from 2nd-3rd and accidentally going to neutral. In a reverse pattern 3rd is farthest from neutral - ie neutral-1st-2nd-3rd.
I like mine as its like driving a standard without the clutching.
