i just bought a Camaro (92 RS 305/automatic trans). At first it was running pretty good. When i start it up it starts fine but when i shift out of park into reverse or drive it stalls or dies..whatever you wanna call it. i had someone check it out and they told me to check the timing,maybe a vaccum leak, check the fast idle solenoid(cause the RPM seems a little high), and worst case senario it might be my trans. does anyone agree with this, have any other ideas of what it could be,or just any kind of helpful information of what i could do to try and find the cause of this problem? the second thing is, i have a leak in my oil pan seal/gasket right between the pan and the timing cover(the seal/gasket is one piece,just to keep in mind). i was looking around and most places i looked say i need to raise the engine. if thats the case i might just pull the engine altogether and try to rebuild it. so if i pull the engine can some one suggest a starting point of what i could do to boost permormance....like lets say...pistons,cam/crank shaft,manifold...stuff like that. One thing i didn't mention is that i don't have too much experience with this kind of stuff so forgive me if my questions seem like common knowledge or stupid but id like to learn. are there any sites i can check that have like step by step procedures wether it be rebuilding and engine or something like torque specifications for bolts(more specifically which bolts require to be torqued to a certain specification.) if someone could help me out id appreciate it. thanks in advance.