I just inherited (kind of) a V6 4-speed 2002 Ford Taurus.  Nice family
car for a family oriented driver.  However, I'm not a family oriented
driver.  I'm not content with just getting from point A to B.  I also like
to drive for the sake of the pleasure and satisfaction that driving can
often bring.  And with this particular car, my driving satisfaction is
somewhat hampered by its delivering a lack of a more responsive and precise
driver control over its acceleration.  This seems due in part to the
transmission's shifting characteristics (which are neither rapid nor always
precise enough for me) compounded by the number of times it has to shift
gears during mere casual acceleration.
   However, due to arrangements (which I won't go into here) I'm kind of
stuck with driving this car for a while.  Therefore I'm curious if anyone
can tell me off hand if there are any aftermarket products available for the
Ford Taurus in the way of ready made performance kits and such.  For
example: (1) replacement computer chips (which replace the car's computer
presets and engine/transmission management algorithms with tested
performance/drivability oriented settings).  (2) Bolt-on supercharger kits
not requiring internal engine modifications [instead, merely the use of a
higher octane gas perhaps] (to increase low end torque thereby making way to
implement the following...)  (3) A differential kit providing a slightly
taller gear ratio.  This goes to possibly decreasing the annoying multitude
of gear shifts that currently take place during merely modest accelerations
to within ordinary (lawful) street speeds.

Oh and BTW: (4)  NOT a different engine.  NOT a different car (not for a
while yet, that is).  NOT a nitrous oxide kit. <g>

Thank you,
Ken