haha thanks DrRansom442 that's what i was gonnna get to but i didn't wanna look for it, if you have a stock carb and the whole set up is still stock you shouldn't have a problems with the angles, and if you got a holley or edelbrock carb, jegs sells the brackets and throttle pieces to put it at the right angle for those carbs. i wouldnt drive the car at all if its out of adjustment untill you get it adjusted right or are trying to adjust it. alot of times they dont self adjust when you do the whole pushing the tab thing, its a good point to start, but if you dont have a trans pressure gauge, ur best bet would be to mark it with a marker or something on the cable when u press the tab to adjust it the first time, try it, if its messed up, move it one click at a time one way or another untill its right, the cable is to tight if the shifts are stacked and early, and its to loose if it doesnt shift or shifts too late