[Shorty45]

There’s other parts to this that I’d like to quickly point out to see if they need to be added to the equation...
The manual is different from the automatic in a few respects. (I’m not going to go through them all just ones I see applicable)

1st-manuals have the hill assist feature which helps the inexperienced drivers take off on hills without rolling back into the vehicle behind them. Automatics do not. Is there anything programmed into the throttle response or throttle position that would affect launching on the drag strip?

Well crap, old timers set in and forgot the next item, lol.

Anyways, I will close with this last item and I don’t know if it has been addressed. Does anybody else’s manual take off from a stop without using the throttle? I mean in no way whatsoever?
Basically, I’m sitting at a stop and I just let clutch out slowly not even touching the gas until the clutch is fully engaged. You can do this in reverse as well. And on hills! I’ve never experienced this on any other car in my life. Maybe a tractor.
Anyways, if this is an option this might be the reason that the car boggs on takeoff. The torque mgt might be getting too much input from the throttle position at one time. It might be the explanation about why first gear feels so tall. It could also explain the difference in taking off each time and the car does not respond the same to your foot position. If that makes sense?
Thoughts?