Yes, it's normal. It's called a 'shift flare'. If you also heal & toe, the smoothing nature of the idle air control motor (a miniature electronic throttle) makes the throttle stabs necessary for proper downshifting much BIGGER - i.e. you have to work at it (my pedals are modded to be closer together to help with this). This same smoothing causes the shift flare.
So you might say my sporting sensibilities are a bit offended by my own product. But, yea it helps us squeeze big power out of a car that still passes emissions.
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