I have the same trouble with my TKO600, and I'm not that high on the RPMs. Funny thing is I ran an early TKO when they first came out in a fox body mustang with a vortech supercharger and I could slam 3rd all day long. I went to a steeda tri-ax on the TKO600 and it helps a little, but the best way to get into 3rd for me is to try to shift slower, thats hard to do since the brain is screaming at you to jam in into 3rd. its downright embarrassing to miss 3rd gear like some kinda rookie