hey all, appreciate your help.

i have a '71 imperial with a new 493 that quickly smoked the original trans, so i just rebuilt that too with a kit from Cope, and installed a transgo tf-2 shift kit. the problem i'm having is at moderate throttle the 2-3 shift isn't very crisp, the motor flares more than i'd like then it grabs pretty well. at big throttle the shifts seem pretty tight. i have the kickdown link adjusted for full pressure at WOT, the kickdown band adjusted out 2.5 turns if i recall, it's a red flex band if that makes much difference... anyway i'm wondering what i can do. i was reading in Munroe's torqueflite book about opening up that orifice plug you pound into the case to make the front clutch apply faster and help tailor the shift, but i dunno. i was out beating on the car tonight and i'm afraid i'm going to burn something up again. thanks.