now that the factory oil filter is off i expect changes to be a breeze from here on out.
as for 1st go i havent noticed anything cuz of the MTF change. but i think its been mentioned a few times before on the 8th. every now and then (for me very randomly) the stick is stubborn to get into 1st. say your at a red light and you go from neutral to 1st...sometimes you gotta re-clutch of try a 2nd time and even then its not the smoothest transition.
as for the oil it wasnt too bad. i also had quite a few metal shavings floating around but that was too be expected.