Well if it hangs in the gear for a second the PCM is deciding whether or not to go back down to first I guess. What I meant was it already commanded it because you can hear the engine rpm's rise, but can't feel the power until a second later. It hasn't done that since the shift kit was installed, when you hear it shift you feel the power instantly. But what you might be saying is that it doesn't command 1st gear as soon as you hit the gas, yeah mine does that as well. Tuning would change that kind of stuff.