4000 rpm's at 60, no 3rd?

I was looking at the rod more today, and it seems to be a little longer than what the stock one should be, which is probably why it's not really putting the linkage in much range of adjustment.

The hole in the bracket that the rod bolts into was offset a little to one side, so what I did was reverse the bracket. It gave me about 1/2 inch of extra adjustment to play with. I found a spot where it shifts a little better and doesn't seem to downshift as soon when slowing down, so I'm content with it until I can change the throttle over to something else.