Brian,

I did as you said and I can not tell if I am experiencing a placebo or there are some cleaner shifts. So far it seems as to 1st-to-2nd shifts are smoother and then 2nd-to-3rd seemed smoother however I slowly brought the RPM's up because I remember it kicked hard into 3rd from 2nd doing so and sure enough it jerked itself into 3rd somewhere around 20-25MPH.

What does blocking those two lines do?

I was planning on driving it to work 2morrow that way so that I could get a better test.

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