@benny82: Yea, thats the same sort of thing that I used to do, I've decreased it after working on it for a while. I think you will find that if you can maintain good support, you will naturally find the larynx staying more stable rather than rise when singing through the passaggio. To correspond with the larynx sitting comfortable, you should be able to maintain the raised pharynx, covering well and keeping the tone more even.
I haven't got to the stages of modifying the sound so that it sounds more belty, but I have had success with the above method.
I used to belt everything, had no low range so presumed I was a high voice type, it was only when I opened up the vocal tract that I found my lower range, when I discovered proper support I started working on the passaggio, which for me is low! Now, A3 is where I find I have to increase breath compression to stop the chords coming apart uncontrollably (break). So I start blending at around G3! I haven't seen which note my covering needs to blend into full head voice, but I'm betting it's my second passaggio.