Thanks guys

How much would you guys say that a kevlar flex band helps? They are like 35 bucks from Mancini's. I was thinking maybe a shift kit, kevlar flex band and a deep pan. If I was gonna spend money upgrading the valve body I would only wanna buy a reverse manual but like I said before I already own a nice forward pattern cheetah shifter. Don't wanna blow alot of money right now as I'm just a lowly college student who's wife ia nice enough to let play just a little lol