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Shifter alignment is perfect so I'm pretty confident that isn't the problem.

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I've seen long time mopar drag racers get the adjustment off two turns of the cable end and not have a clue what was wrong, these are long time racers that have been around the block several times Think about how the bolt holes in the valve body are all (10)slotted so you can seat it with all the stock servo springs and such, move it 1/8 inch from one valve body to the next and your in trouble on the shifter adjustmenst on most aftermarket cable shifters I hate to see your freinds foot blown off because it is overlapping on the one to two shift

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Just to add to the good advice given,
if that trans has a 5.0 front band lever, take it out and put a 3.8 or 4.2 ratio lever in.

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yeah, that 5.0 lever is a killer. anything you can do to speed up the release of the intermediate band, is going to make it easier to nail down the 2-3 shift timing. a billet servo with heavy duty release springs is a good step.
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I too put that 5.0 lever in my trans thinking it would make it a "killer shifting, tire chirping machine" It did that very thing where it bogged down going into 3rd gear, it just didnt shift right. I asked on here and was told to take that 5.0 lever back out and put in a 3.8. I did and it was perfect Then I cranked up my line pressure about 4 more turns and it shifts super. The best shifting mopar trans I've EVER had.