Went straight to the stage 2 - was a little worried the shifts might be too sharp for normal driving/cruising but was pleasently surprised that it seemed to tighten/smooth everything out so well that it makes me wonder why they came from the factory with the maps they did.

Also did it because I wanted to get the most out of my TRF stage 1 tune without adding to the harshness of the shifts which they clearly indicate is increased in the stage 3 flash.

I would shift over to manual often to avoid it as well but just overall hokie. Never made sense to run a cold engine (oil) @ higher RPM no matter what it did to the emmisions. Last 3 mornings have been awesome!