Heel & Toe ...... brake too low

[R66SBW]

pedal not adjustable ....... whats the solution ??

[snuffy]

R66SBW said:

pedal not adjustable ....... whats the solution ??

Drive normally ?

[GTO400]

Noble's answer was to bend the pedals, worked ok on mine.

[Air Support]

Someone developed a mod to the pedals which they posted on here a couple of years(?)back, including photos.

A search might find it......

[JLSELAN]

Heel and toe is a relative thing--the throttle (pedal) position is adjustable .

[sundance02]

R66SBW said:

pedal not adjustable ....... whats the solution ??

I use outside right foot throttle, inside right foot brake works fine with standard pedals and is quicker with more feel.

[andygtt]

sundance02 said:

R66SBW said:

pedal not adjustable ....... whats the solution ??

I use outside right foot throttle, inside right foot brake works fine with standard pedals and is quicker with more feel.

same for me

[Adrian W]

all sounds a bit complicated to me, but isnt the easiest way just to left foot brake?

[andygtt]

how do you work the clutch? the reason I heel and toe is to blip the throttle as I change down

[Adrian W]

andygtt said:

how do you work the clutch? the reason I heel and toe is to blip the throttle as I change down

I thought the blip is to match gearbox and engine speeds, they invented syncromesh to overcome this.

[BobE]

If you go to this link you should find the topic I started regarding `heel and toe` issues.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[jamie g]

Aryton did it in loafers easily
clicky

Edited by jamie g on Friday 11th June 11:03

[sundance02]

jamie g said:

Aryton did it in loafers easily
clicky

Edited by jamie g on Friday 11th June 11:03

Exactly what i was talking about, and if it were good enough for senna

[BobE]

Good demo of how to `heel and toe` - it`s also interesting to see him tapping the throttle pedal whilst accelerating to just get the driven wheels to the point of break away/maximum traction.

[jamescmr2]

I've never seen anyone bounce on the throttle like that!

can't understand why

[Slinky]

BobE said:

Good demo of how to `heel and toe` - it`s also interesting to see him tapping the throttle pedal whilst accelerating to just get the driven wheels to the point of break away/maximum traction.

and also staying on the brakes but blending in the throttle to balance the car on the entry into one of the corners..

[sundance02]

jamescmr2 said:

I've never seen anyone bounce on the throttle like that!

can't understand why

Max grip max power balance in corner, before nailing it on exit.

Nowdays no clutch so left foot braking

[Jim O.]

R66SBW said:

pedal not adjustable ....... whats the solution ??

Several ways to fix this. As Joel said, you can adjust the accelerator within a small range without affecting wide open throttle - basically, you're reducing the amount of freeplay in the throttle cable. Another way is to bend/modify either the brake or accelerator pedals. A third way is to add a shim onto the brake pedal - if you use aftermarket pedal covers (like the billet or cast ones), get an extra brake one and stack the two together. Or make a spacer. Or maybe you can have a cobbler put an extra-thick sole just under the toe of your driving shoes...

[jamescmr2]

Sundance02 said:
Max grip max power balance in corner, before nailing it on exit.

i understand about balancing tyre grip in the corner; if you are not on the throttle, you have engine braking on the tyre. this braking torque is using some of the grip available and therefore there is less lateral grip available. also, maximum cornering grip does require some slip, by putting throttle in while cornering you cancel out the engine braking and can induce some slip.

I've just never seen someone jab the throttle pedal like that before. obviously because it was Senna there must be something in it!

these are interesting:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdWSyrqEnE4&feature=related

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7qt5z3PM6k

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkeHfC7ZIrI&NR=1

Anyway, back to thread topic. My brake pedal sinks too low to heel toe so i was planning on putting a spacer in under a fancy brake pedal to lift it.

cheers J

[sundance02]

[quote=jamescmr2]Sundance02 said:
Max grip max power balance in corner, before nailing it on exit.

i understand about balancing tyre grip in the corner; if you are not on the throttle, you have engine braking on the tyre. this braking torque is using some of the grip available and therefore there is less lateral grip available. also, maximum cornering grip does require some slip, by putting throttle in while cornering you cancel out the engine braking and can induce some slip.

I've just never seen someone jab the throttle pedal like that before. obviously because it was Senna there must be something in it!
[quote=jamescmr2]

Great explanation sorry wasnt trying to offend, dabbing the throttle is the only way of being sure you are on boost and of finding the limit of grip for exit of corner.

cheers.