My cousin looked over the board and saw some badly cracked connections on one of the corners, he cleaned them up a bit..

Plugged it all back in and the hard start seems to have suppressed, though it still seems off. Car still jerks in 1st and 2nd but I haven't noticed the hesitating at highway speeds. Idle seemed to be okay at around 500 RPMs, usually it would idle at ~750 and if it idled any lower it would shake more noticeably than it is now. Granted I've only road tested it for about two miles in one trip, from a cold start. I'll review what folks have said about the RCM repair and take it in to a professional to double check.

And more road testing. Which I'm more than glad to do in a Crossfire.