To Rev Match or Not to Rev Match?

[VBinNV]

Thank you so very much for that clarification - that helps a lot, and I think it eases my mind as well! One more clarification needed please: So, I do not downshift any differently than I do with my present non-rev matching Mazda Miata 6-speed manual? THANKS!

If you're blipping the throttle when you downshift in the Miata, that will be unnecessary in the Integra. If you're not (and it's really unnecessary in the Miata unless you're doing heavy-duty engine braking) then downshifts will be the same [clutch in-throttle off-downshift-clutch release]. You'll probably notice that they are smoother in the Integra (I've driven the Miata but not the Integra).

 

[Escobar929]

I turned it off in my test drive, the salesman didn’t know how to turn it off so I went through all the menus until I found it.

with it off, it’s like any other manual car. I generally don’t like auto rev match because of muscle memory, I always end up doing double as others mentioned