It's not doing anything to help the synchros, unfortunately. With it blipping the throttle with the clutch disengaged, it isn't spinning the gears up in the gearbox, so the synchros still have to do it for you.
The only way to avoid synchro wear is to do a full double clutch downshift, where...
I thought I would turn the rev matching off, but I never did.
I DID turn off the hill holding, though. With it on, I stalled twice on the same hill, one day after another. Turned it off, and no more issues. If it's really steep and someone pulls up to my bumper, I can used the ebrake hold trick...
Think of it this way. When you're driving a manual and you decide you want to hammer it, your brain has already made the decision, so you downshift and go.
In the auto, the car has to wait for you to tell it you decided to go, and then go through its process of allowing you to do so, meaning...
I'll look if I go anywhere today. I don't remember the exact button sequence but it is all done with the buttons on the right of the steering wheel. I reset mine every time I fill up.
With the stock spring, yes.
The Steeda Spring was plenty of an upgrade for me. Huge improvement.
Edit: Just saw you have the Steeda Spring - not sure what to tell you. It could still be better overall, but I'm not sure you'll ever get the feel of a Civic Si clutch.
There's probably some truth to that, but my point was that even with the firmer ride, I find the MR more comfortable than the Base GT. I drove both before I bought, back to back.