Well, in their defense, the 727 was never designed to take the abuse under the conditions where they do explode. Everybody knows when you race one, there are precautions to take. I've preached it for YEARS that the only modification that you really "need" to make is the addition of a manual valve body with low band apply. That's really ALL it takes. That way, you can start out in 2nd gear for the burnout and eliminate the 1-2 shift in the burnout box, because that's where almost ALL of those explosions happen. That said, if you drive a totally STOCK 727 like you have the SENSE God gave a billy goat, you'll never have it happen, because ALL you need to do is KEEP IT SPINNING THROUGH THE 2nd GEAR SHIFT! That's all it takes. Pretty simple, really.
