I have an MS3 and as the title says, when I get on it and shift hard into 2nd, there is no chirp anymore.  The car is an '07 and has 7,200 miles on it.  It is stock.  I used to be able to chirp the tires going into 2nd as well as 3rd, but now it won't even do it going into 2nd.  Sad stuff...