I appreciate all the encouragement from everyone. This forum is one of the best I've ever been a part of.

Changed the transmission fluid to Redline MTF 75w80 the other day. The shift feel is incredible. The selector just slides into every gear effortlessly. Before, it was fairly notchy on first-to-second shifts, and engaging into first from neutral while stopped. I guess the Pentosin MTF2 isn't a lifetime fluid!