Keep in mind dynamicS that you purchased the 'manual' version for the manual transmission. Which is more aggressive.

If you had opted for the 'Auto' version on your manual transmission, you may have better control.

I'm in the same boat as GolferGal and have the 5-speed auto-stick. I do however have about another 80+ horsies under the hood, but I'm still able to easily control the throttle so I don't let it go 'like a bat out of heck' unless I want to.