im changing my 1.6 auto to 1.5 manual la... if not mistaken my pickup are same like evo3.. in first n second gear.. but my rpm short... evo3 got long rpm... so if he in first gear, my car need to change second gear... if he in second gear, my car all ready 3gear... then bye2 my car... only can follow 2 gear only... that is how to discrible my pickup..
i concluded this case as engine rasa kuat tapi pegi tak cepat2..
what i'm trying to say is, have you check your ecu or trasmission control unit compatibility with the gbox..but nevermind la..i got one friend change 4g92p auto gbox to manual 1.8..happy ever after..no need to change ecu or disable transmission control unit..but if change better, engine much smoother because there is manual ecu and auto ecu..confirm got different..
why u change to 1.5 manual gbox..? do you know that from the user manual, the manual gear drive for 1.3, 1.5, and 1.8 is the same, including the reverse drive? except for 1.6 the final drive is the same for 2.0 diesel that is 0.756 compare to the rest, 0.777? but except that all the same..first gear = 3.363, second = 1.947, third = 1.285, fourth = 0.939..the difference is at the flywheel..
and oh, do you know the 1.3 and 1.5 standard flywheel is lighter than the 1.6 and 1.8 standard flywheel? 1.3/1.5 flywheel is even smaller than 1.6/1.8 flywheel..see the clutch plate..the rest is for you to judge..for me right now your car is like using lightened flywheel eventhough your using standard 1.5 flywheel..why? the power u need to spin the flywheel is abundance but the inertia of the flywheel not enough to take you flying..same like 1.5 potong ringan flywheel end up no top speed..try unskimmed supertouring flywheel first, not more than rm400 solution, that is if it solve your problem la..and you will loose all that evo3 power, but gain top speed
guess that also answer sifu sky and tofu question too..happy motoring