You said you had a Transgo kit in your trans Mike. Any chance a stock trans has a valve body interlock that the shift kit bypasses? I know I have read that the non lockup trans can be split shifted for the reasons you posted if you have it switched manually.

Kevin




I cant say for fact but it does have the Transgo kit
and there is a few different ones.. I forget which
I bought but I can find out.. this is the first
518 I've been in.... BUT I know what I see on the tach