I shift out of 1 at about 1500 to 2000. It seems early, but the shift is the cleanest when done this early. Get the car moving, then shift and let 2 pull you up to speed. I make the 2 - 3 shift at about 2500, although in heavy stop-n-go traffic on the freeway, I find that I can pull 3rd from about 5 mph all of the way to 65 or so.