see i don't agree...with my last civic..it just wouldn't let you into first unless you were going a certain speed and the RPM's were matched...it was very difficult, but it didn't grind...it just wouldn't let me enter 1st gear...with my newer civic, it lets me get close enough to grind the gears...it's not preventing me from entering like my first civic...and yeah reverse grinds...but not too bad...a little worse than my last civic...i also have 2 other tranny's, a CX tranny and another DX tranny, so i figure i may as well see if that would solve the problem...