[tibbitts]

The problem with "1" is that the transmission will indeed select 2... until you reach a speed low enough to allow 1. The resulting abrupt transition, besides whatever stress it may cause the transaxle, can happen in the middle of a turn and result in loss of control. It's like applying the *front brakes only* in the middle of a corner. While in theory it might be generally appropriate accelerate through a corner, and of course any brake application will wind up being a mostly-front-brake application, this still winds up being a real hazzard that has occured to me in driving my '91 taurus dozens of times. It seems like this would be the first aftermarket change anybody would want to make in a taurus (post-5speed obviously.)

Paul