I can tell you my experience when I put my stock tranny and a tranny with a quiafe in it side by side:
You could tell the difference by looking into the tranny where the driveshafts slide in. IIRC, the quaife had a shaft obstructing view through to the other side of the case or something, the stock one didn't. That may not be right, but I do remember there was definately a difference because I wanted to be sure the tranny I was about to put in really had the quiafe, it was the only way I could tell without driving it.
lol, I guess that probably doesnt help you at all