I have one of those wing-pedal things in my car, and never use the wing under the brake. Being hinged from the floor means that the "wing" is at the worst part of the lever arm of the gas, and you have to use a lot of force to get a good throttle blip. For me, that tends to f-up my pressure on the brake pedal.

I roll my foot over from the brake to the gas so that my foot actually twists very little. The bling-blink pedals I have are nice in that by bolting on top of the stock gas pedal, it allowed my to position the gas and the brake a little closer.

BTW Emory, great avatar. ;)

To perhaps add to the good info already presented. If you can, be sure to use only your toes on the brake. You have far more accuracy and small muscle control with your toes. You need the control on the brake in order to modulate while threshold braking. All the gas needs is a blip to a bit more rpms than needed and you can then match rpm to gear selected as the rpms drop back down.

Try putting just you toes on the brake and push it in about 1/2 way. You should be able to move your heel up and down without changing the brake pedal pressure. If you can do this all you need to do is figure out the best way for you to blip the gas a bit.

Personally I have found that the bottom hinged Porsche pedal cluster with the stock rubber pedal covers is dead nuts great for heel toe without any added mods.
What works for you without added problems like hitting both pedals accidentally is best.

Chris,

Where did you get your bling bling pedals.

Tuffy

I could never get comfortable trying to roll my heel or side of my foot over to blip the gas. Was never comfortable that I could apply enough pressure on the brake. For some strange reason I was always concerned about stopping the car instead of making sure I blipped the gas properly. :lol:
I put the arch of my foot on the brake and use my toes to blip the gas. :shock:
You want to keep steady pressure on the brake pedal. This will help you going from threshold braking to start releasing off the brake pressure as you approach the turn in to get the proper entry speed. It can be difficult to get the correct entry speed when let up on the brake trying to blip the throttle and then back to more braking.

If the p-car is your street driver you can practice all the time. At least get the feel for manipulating two pedals with one foot. Remember to check your mirrors before practicing for Turn 1 at Summit. :shock:

They are Rennline pedals. Bought them at Hershey 2 yrs ago.

Chris,

How about a picture of them? I too am looking for something as I can't reach the go pedal when on the stop pedal.

(I h&t my 73 super beetle all the time I drive it to keep it running beyond the vaccum leaks that want to shut it down on idle, so I'm clue'd in on the concept and the execution, but can't reach the pedals right in the 911.)

Cheers.

Michael

Michael,

My 80 SC is just like yours.... my brake pedal is too high to reach the gas pedal with any part of my right foot.

The seller of my "previously owned" 73 911T told me that he set the car up for easy Heel/Toe by adjusting the brake pedal lower. It was a very easy motion to roll the ankle and use the side of the your foot to blip the gas in that car.

Anyone know the steps to lower the brake pedal on an SC?

Rich,

See my previous post.

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