Dude you are not alone. My junk grinds from a stop all the way till I shift into second, really loud in 1st from 2k-4k RPM. I have a stage 3 SPEC. I guess I will know if something is really wrong next week when they install my flywheel and LSD.. http://www.cardomain.com/id/jasvbts2k2 "The ONLY Honda I'd mod would be ASIMO"