Reverse is over 1st gear, so the 1-2 shift is a up and over shift, common in road racing transmissions when you do alot of 2-3 shifting making that gear change a straight forward and back movement like a normal 1-2 shift.
I just never got the hang of it as I always owned other cars with what I consider a "normal" shift pattern at the same time. Plus the T-50 is a frail trans even compared to a WC T-5. I never had issues with T-5 behind my stoker OHC-6 in my 69 Firebird that weighed 3400 lbs with 4.11 rear gears. I broke several T-50's behind 231 Buick V-6's in under 2500 lb Astre's & Sunbirds with 3.55 & 3.73 rear gears.
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Jeff R
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