Well I got the new 383 in the car, along with the trans I rebuilt. The motor runs awesome, tons of power, much more power than the 400, 12's here I come !. I was a little concerned about the trans, being the first one I've done. Well I put new clutches , a new front band a 5.0 kickdown lever. Also a cheetah manual valve body. The 1 -2 shift is great , fast and firm , very impressive. The 2-3 shift however seems to have some troubles. When I pull the selector to 3rd, it seems like it drags before it shifts. It almost seems like you are shifting it to first, the car kind of brakes , like the back brakes are on then it takes off into 3rd and then all is well. ( I know this is not happening it's just how it feels ) It drives fine when it is in 3rd gear , just the inital shift into it is a problem. It is like 2nd is not releasing quick enough ? Any guesses ? :?:fastback 383.