car has really bad acceleration

[s'ko]

I noticed this the other day while driving.

When you take off, it feels like small little shudders. I initially thought it was the tranny, but I am not sure. Tranny fluid is nice and red.

I read some other posts about the MAF and maybe a coil pack going south. The idle is smooth and it only happens under acceleration. It also seems to rev ok.

What are signs that the tranny is going to take a dive?

BW