Is 2nd Gear Grind "Still a thing"?

[Unobtanium]

I am looking at the 2027 (maybe 2028?) CTR HRC (hopefully, if not, regular R with some parts counter love). Everything about it, including multiple test drives, has me feeling like this car is the one I want. Neither CTR had any grinding that was driven, both '25. However, I keep reading about it. I want to leave the car strinctly stock+Tint/PPF. Did Honda silently improve/fix the grinding transmission, or are these just tools that can't drive? I know my grandpa once went on a ride with a friend of his who owned an E46 M3 (wonderful gearbox), and complained that his friend was prone to grinding the gears, so driver certainly can play a part, but I also owned a 2012 370Z, and 1-2 on a rainy day would ALWAYS grind the first shift of the day. Fine after. Also fine on days it wasn't rainy or super humid (I have no clue why, to this day, and it wasn't temperature dependent).

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[Higgs Boson]

never happened to me in my 23 or now my 25

 

[nojeebs]

I'm close to 7k miles on my 2025 and it hasn't happened once.

 

[Xmetal]

Not a single grind here with ~7800 miles on my 2025.

 

[blueroadster]

Could be a matter of context or perception. I grind through all six gears daily without issue.

 

[joshinthecity]

10,000klm here. No grinding at all. Ever.

 

[CG13]

What is a CTR HRC?

 

[madbikes]

What is a CTR HRC?

https://www.thedrive.com/news/2027-...sounds-like-way-more-than-an-aero-package-tds

 

[Nikw91]

32,000 miles and 4 track days, never a grind.

 

[MooMoo]

I have a 2024 and do grind 1st to 2nd or 3rd to 2nd here and there but always on track or auto cross. Its a non issue on the street.
Also after changing the transmission fluid to acdelco Id say it happens 90% less and its very rare now. This would not be something in my mind if I was considering buying this car.

 

[AspecR]

Yes it is still a thing

 

[Amm5890]

Never had a real grind in 20k miles. I’ll get a crunch when slamming from 1st to 2nd

 

[Jon_To]

Its only happened to me once at full send from 1st to 2nd.

 

[89Sem]

I’ve never had it grind but the 1-2 shift is temperamental as 2-3 can be and a handful of times I’ve had where it feels very mechanical and I would describe as crunchy like you can feel the gears meshing together but never an actual audible grind.

 

[AZCWTypeR]

It's very important to break-in the transmission by giving syncro's time to accelerate the next gear. Transmission break-in may take a while if mostly driving highway. After that, change the MTF.

In very cold weather on other cars I've gotten minor grind in the first mile or so with Honda MTF. Double-clutching or switching to lighter Amsoil or GM Syncromesh fixed that.

No CTR grinding for me in AZ weather.

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