neutral dropping is not good. a superchip would definetly help, not sure if your mom's tranny is bad. but the CD4E tranny does sorta suck especially the electronics. i know mine 1-2 shift really sucked at low throttle, but i think the chip took care of most of that, well maybe since i hardly ever shift from 1-2 at low throttle anymore. you really gotta get used to the car.
98.5 SVT
91 Escort GT (almost sold)
96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve)
FS: SVT rear sway bar
WTB: Very cheap beater
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