Yeah, he should when I get the new hydraulic tensioner and pully in and installed. Loose timming belt ownes me. graemlins/doh.gif
But yeah, the hold break give gas then go is the right way. You can also buy upgraded torque converters that lets you start at higher rpm's off the line.
Here's a good link for AT DSM's. Go to their links section to find out where to get upgraded AT related parts.
http://www.ecanfix.com/users/atdsm/faq_torque01.htm