As the title states, I went Stage 2 while I had my car in for my 45k service at Reeves Audi. It’s definitely a kick in the pants. Was a good 30 minutes after I pulled out of the dealership before I got a chance to punch it due to traffic, but the acceleration is almost scary fast now and takes a bit of adjusting as it’s super easy to pick up more speed much quicker than you’re anticipating and really get up on someone’s rear bumper quickly when passing on the highway. IMO, the effect feels similar to making every gear about 1/2-3/4 lower (i.e. 2nd now accelerates almost like 1st did with stage 1, 3rd more like 2nd, etc). Perfectly driveable, though. Definitely happy with this upgrade.
On a side note, I also had them put the Apikol red diff mount on while the car was up on the lift for tires. Definitely recommended for 6mt owners. There’s noticeably less bounce or rebound when shifting and it seems to make it a fair amount easier to be smooth when rowing through the gears. I wouldn’t call it night and day, but I definitely can tell it is there.