XHP Stage 3 experience

[Carbon0]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to share my experience with XHP stage 3. Currently hardware mods wise I run an HKS intake, exhaust and AA catted dp. I ran XHP stage 3 version 1.2 for a long time and never had issues. It’s been pretty amazing alongside the MHD ots tunes. However, after putting my car back to stock software wise for reasons, I decided to pick XHP stage 3 version 1.5 and it introduced these brief pauses between shifts that felt like the car was in free fall. I ran it for awhile to make sure it was happening every time but thought it might be dangerous for the car to change gear during heavy cornering. So I went back to version 1.2 and all is well.

Let me know if I’m missing anything or if you had a similar experience.

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[afkdoorbell]

I was always scared for the stage 3 from what everyone says online, so I stuck with stage 2 and changed some parameters to make it a bit more sexy at shifts but not where i'm a racing driver

 

[razorlab]

make it a bit more sexy at shifts but not where i'm a racing driver

I also prefer my shifts to be sexy.

 

[Timmy_Jones]

I also prefer my shifts to be sexy.

We saw the CVT in your build thread. Get over it

 

[afkdoorbell]

I also prefer my shifts to be sexy.

Meow!

 

[Alex117]

What’s wrong with stage 3. Isn’t it just quicker and more harsh shifts in sport?

 

[Thraxbert]

What’s wrong with stage 3. Isn’t it just quicker and more harsh shifts in sport?

Yes. But that hasn't stopped this community from inventing utter bullshit about Stage 3.

 

[razorlab]

it might be dangerous for the car to change gear during heavy cornering.

Nobody should be shifting under heavy cornering. Stage 3 is fine. I've been using it for 3 track seasons, 50+ track days, 600whp+.

 

[afkdoorbell]

Nobody should be shifting under heavy cornering. Stage 3 is fine. I've been using it for 3 track seasons, 50+ track days, 600whp+.

But have you used it in stop and go traffic going 3 mph on the highway while people slow down to see a leaf fall in the side of the road?
If your transmission won't break.... Your patience will sir.

What were we talking about?

 

[razorlab]

But have you used it in stop and go traffic going 3 mph on the highway while people slow down to see a leaf fall in the side of the road?
If your transmission won't break.... Your patience will sir.

What were we talking about?

wut

 

[afkdoorbell]

wut

 

[Alex117]

Nobody should be shifting under heavy cornering. Stage 3 is fine. I've been using it for 3 track seasons, 50+ track days, 600whp+.

been running it for just under a year and with gear 2 start off it’s fine for me. In stop start traffic I have the feature that it decides to pull off in 1st or 2nd and it’s fine for me.

Other daily is a w205 auto. Both are fine

is stage 3 bad for the transmission?

 

[Thraxbert]

Stage 3 is functionally similar to Stage 2, except it makes the shift points more aggressive. This is not a wear concern, but some people find Stage 3 too aggressive/uncomfortable.

 

[Alex117]

Sound. Then I’ll carry on using stage 3 then.
I did find that it has the ability to break traction between particular gears. But that was when I was being silly and keeping in sport with my foot all the way down as we went into winter last year. Talent issue very much kicking in there I think. Did make me wanna switch back to stage 2 but I couldn’t be bothered and just took it out of sport mode and be driving less like an idiot.

 

[jmikes]

Been on Stage 3 for 6+ months on whatever was the latest map version at the time and it's been flawless. I don't really find it aggressive at all unless I'm full throttle, though the 3rd to 2nd downshifts are a little rough if I'm not very low RPM.

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