sylvester, you're an idiot, you're FUCKING your transmission instead of replacing a $150 part that always goes out at that mileage! jeez! it's almost definitely the clutch master cylinder. easy to replace. why do people ignore problems and screw up other things instead of fixing the issue? and as for launching, you're supposed to launch at 2000 rpms, the motor's only a 1.5. you shouldn't drive below 2000 rpms anyway, you have 7000 to work with, use em!