1997ThunderbirdLXV6
Seasoned PostWhore

How hard is the full (or almost full) throttle 3>2 shift on the transmission?
Just curious because it's a pretty common scenario (with the stock calibration).
Imagine a highway crossing, a tight ramp at around 35 mph. I'm in 3rd at this point because I turned O/D off during the ramp, in anticipation of speeding up.
Coming up to the straightaway, I push the accelerator, the TCC unlocks, which puts me to about 2,000 rpm - which simply isn't enough to accelerate at a decent rate.
So I push the accelerator down further...still nothing...further...and finally I get a 3>2 shift and the car speeds up.
That 3>2 shift requires either full throttle or at least 80% throttle, or something in between. Otherwise the car just stays stubbornly in 3rd.
Drivability is fine given that I know and anticipate this behavior.
But back to my lead-in question: is a full-throttle 3>2 shift harmful? Because there's literally no way to prompt this shift without such throttle input. I don't see myself pulling the shifter into 2nd to prompt the shift that way.
Just curious because it's a pretty common scenario (with the stock calibration).
Imagine a highway crossing, a tight ramp at around 35 mph. I'm in 3rd at this point because I turned O/D off during the ramp, in anticipation of speeding up.
Coming up to the straightaway, I push the accelerator, the TCC unlocks, which puts me to about 2,000 rpm - which simply isn't enough to accelerate at a decent rate.
So I push the accelerator down further...still nothing...further...and finally I get a 3>2 shift and the car speeds up.
That 3>2 shift requires either full throttle or at least 80% throttle, or something in between. Otherwise the car just stays stubbornly in 3rd.
Drivability is fine given that I know and anticipate this behavior.
But back to my lead-in question: is a full-throttle 3>2 shift harmful? Because there's literally no way to prompt this shift without such throttle input. I don't see myself pulling the shifter into 2nd to prompt the shift that way.