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Old 02-15-2008 | 01:05 PM
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Default Stock Pedals, or Not... For Correct Heel and Toe on GT3 ?

Just wondering if you guys are using Aftermarket pedals for the clutch, brake and accelerator to perform the correct heel and toe on 997 GT3?

Which heel and toe method are you guys using?
The traditional method, or the method where you roll the ball of your right foot between the brake and gas pedal to blip the throttle?

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Stock pedals are just fine.
I roll my foot....it's an acquired skill
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Originally Posted by MJones
Stock pedals are just fine.
I roll my foot....it's an acquired skill

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Stock pedals work fine for me. I use the "roll the foot method". My wife has narrow feet and needed a plate added to the gas pedal to heel and toe properly. If I drive her car, I end up hitting the gas and brake together occasionally. I wear size 10 shoes, so I am not exactly "bigfoot".

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Yep, I use the ball of my foot roll-over method of heel and toe. I can do both, but the roll-over method is easier on a previous ankle injury.

Anybody at all using after market pedals?

My feet are kind of narrow . . . I can't be the only one
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Hey, it's OK. . . . . . .

You can PM me . . . . .

I would really like to know.

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It's really strange, on my 997S I thought the stock pedals were absolutely perfect for heel/toe. On the GT3, it just felt slightly off. Being fundamentally lazy, I opted to try one of these....been very happy with it. http://www.rennline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=P71
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Hi George: I am using the Rennline pedals this weekend for the first time at Infineon in California. They work well, but so did the stock pedals. I will probably take off the red extension plate on the top, as I learned the old school way using the heel of my foot to blip the throttle.

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Originally Posted by cobrien
It's really strange, on my 997S I thought the stock pedals were absolutely perfect for heel/toe. On the GT3, it just felt slightly off. Being fundamentally lazy, I opted to try one of these....been very happy with it. http://www.rennline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=P71
I've seen that one online. I like the fact you can "add" or "remove" the extension tabs on the upper or lower part of the pedal. I like the look, too.

Did you buy just the gas pedal, or the whole set?
Just curious.

Thanks
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Originally Posted by lawjdc
Hi George: I am using the Rennline pedals this weekend for the first time at Infineon in California. They work well, but so did the stock pedals. I will probably take off the red extension plate on the top, as I learned the old school way using the heel of my foot to blip the throttle.

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Hi Doug,
Where can I get more infor on this pedal? (or is it the same one "cobrien" mentioned) I know both ways of heel and toe, but I don't want to aggravate an old right ankle injury. I came back from a Bondurant School a few weeks ago, and my ankle is still sore.
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- size 8 narrow foot
- rennline extention pedal shown above with only the gas pedal with the top extention
- i use the "new method you mentioned"
- key is to have good shoes so that you have good grip on the brake pedal with only the left half ball of your foot
- the blip part is easy with this method - the threshold constant brake pressure is the harder part
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Originally Posted by George3
I've seen that one online. I like the fact you can "add" or "remove" the extension tabs on the upper or lower part of the pedal. I like the look, too.

Did you buy just the gas pedal, or the whole set?
Just curious.

Thanks
Just the gas pedal. I also added both extension tabs, though in reality I'm only using the bottom one. The top one doesn't get in the way, and if I ever change styles of blipping for some reason and need it, it will be there.

Good luck!
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I use this combo:


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Shoes make a big dif, I find. Race boots (as above) for formula cars with tight footwells (I wear a 12) and Piloti's for street cars. The bigger shoes help bridge the spaced out pedals in the GT3.


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