I was told by my local tech that I may experience some grinding in (he mentioned 3rd gear) for about the first 5k miles, while the transmission wears in.

 

grrr that means we have about another 17K of crappy shifting? lol ugh Cheers good job Mits!

 

Like a lot of other people here, I sometimes have problems going into first when the car comes to a stop, and sometimes get a small grind when going from 2nd to 3rd. Car is a brand new 2014, no abuse, and the clutch is being pressed in all the way. I installed a complete TWM cage replacement, which has solid base bushings, and I can verify that this does not solve the issue. It is definitely an improvement in shifting because it is more precise and the throws are very short, but it does not make the original problems go away. I am at around 2500 miles right now, and I think it happens a little less often than when I first got the car, but it is hard to be sure about that (maybe I'm just getting used to it). The strange thing is that it doesn't happen all the time, so perhaps it is related to a lot of other soft bushings that are finicky every once in a while. Either way it is really frustrating on a new car. I noticed a lot of people mention this is normal with manual transmissions, but I have owned a lot of manual transmission cars and none of the bad ones have ever been like this. Sloppy shifting feel YES, difficulty going into gear and grinding when the clutch is fully depressed NO. At this point it is obvious this is normal for the Evo X tranny, which is a shame because it is a really great car otherwise.

 

Hey, man, we have exactly same setup and same year car.
Imo, I think Mitsu changed something for 14s and made it worse. My buddy and me both have a 14 and we have the same thing, and now, your experience made me think I am probably right about that Mitsu did change something for the car.
The reason I am saying this is because I personally played with a 2010 evo x with the same set up as me. And his car was smooth as ****, there is no resistance during shift. He found my experience is strange too.

So I think it is either A common problem for 14 or TWM slightly changed their design(I highly doubt). Of course, you still need to break it in.

 

Btw, here is what I did and I found it help greatly.
I put a 3" extension on top. Couldn't be happier. It actually feels good.

 

I dont think the "break in period is going to help" as yes mines a 2012 but im now at 49k miles and still have the same problems. so doesnt really seem to "break in" but hasnt got any worse either. sometimes it shifts perfect other times at certain points it has a little grind. and 1st to 2nd is the most clunky/nothcy one for me.. expecialy when the car is cold.

 

I also have a 14' GSR and I had terrible grinding going in reverse. Mitsu completely replaced my tranny. It runs a lot smoother now, but like everyone else, it's a bit touchy in cold weather for 2nd and 3rd gear. I would talk to Mitsu and see if they'd replace it.

 

Mine never grinds.
It is clunky sometimes, but never grinds.

 

so is there any new fixes to this?

 

i have an 2008 and 2014 Evo X GSR. neither of them has a transmission problem.
My 2014 bone stock ( even clutch etc and has 12 k miles in it) Shifts as it should be , and problem free.
so as my 2008 GSR i purchased at end of February or early march. Has an upgraded clutch (Exedy Twin to handle the 480 lbs TQ on wheel /dynodinamics)
Always factory/oem fluids. Never opened , and its problem free with at least 18K + miles .

 

My car is notchy in 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd at low RPMs. It's smooth at high RPMs or if I granny shift it.

 

Same deal here I have a 2012 Evo GSR with 46k. Was very worried until I read this thread and the one about squeaky brakes too lol LOVE THIS SITE!!!

 

As in another post I said if enough people with 14 make noise to Corporate they will look into the issue. There are a bunch of us with 14's who have weird clutch/shifting issues. So if people make some noise they will be forced to do something.

 

My friend has a 2011 GSR and he hasn't had any issues at all and is running oem tranny fluid

 

I have owned only stick shift cars and NONE have had this problem absent high mileage in a 1970's BMW Bavaria and 2002 BMW from 1974. And, this was exclusive to weak second gear synchro endemic to that generation of all BMW's that used Porsche sourced type synchros.

What My Mitsubishi Evo X (2014 with 13k miles) does is not at all typical of any other manual trans car I have ever owned: It is basically impossible to shift it smoothly from 2nd to third no matter how gingerly it is attempted and double clutching while shifting (usually the way to get around weak synchros) does not help one iota.