When my car is started in park and I shift into drive with my foot on the brake the car lurches forward a little. Its like a jump. What is that? THANKS!!

 

I believe that would be called torque.

But seriously, I have 2 thirdgens and both of them jump a touch when I shift into drive. My T/A is alot worse than my Camaro.

 

LOL..... yeah ....LOL

unless its a really hard jump i wouldnt worry about it if it is a hard jump then turn your idle down a little its too damn high....

 

LOL...yeah V-8 torque!! :rockon:

 

Is it a stock engine, or has it been modified?

My Bird squacks the tires when I put it in gear, and that is with a 10" converter. Of course it idles at 1800 rpm's as of this week.

Bottom line is it depends on what you have, if it is a bone stock car and you feel that the jump is excessive, your idle is probably too high.

 

why 1800 rpms ????????????

 

12.73:1 compression, 323 deg duration, .617 lift, tunnel ram...just a toy for my own desires (and a 327 to boot).

 

sounds like fun

 

It can be fun, it can also be frustrating. I have wiped out 2 transmissions (ripped the tailshaft off...hence the torque arm delete), and blown a rear. The doors look funny, must have tweaked the chassis even with the sfc I put in. I figure this $200 body isn't going to last long.

DVL86, is the car stock?

 

perfectly normal. Every automatic car that I've driven does that lurching forward thing. Even my mom's 1986 Buick Skylark (4 banger) does this heh. I wouldnt worry too much about it.

 

my roc is stock as far as I can tell. The only mods are maybe the tinted windows and chrome exhaust but thats just extirior mods not engine work. Maybe the previous owner did some mods here and there. It does have more get up and go than other 305's. haha.

 

True, but since he is questioning the issue, he must feel that it is abnormally hard. It is virtualy impossible for me to say if it is excessive or not from here.

Check overall tune of engine, including idle. Then check u joints as slop in them can give you more of a jolt than normal.

Get a second opinion as to if it is excessive or not.