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Old 03-14-07, 12:39 PM
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Re: Pedal setup for Heel Toe racing

BBV showed me how he manages the heel-to-toe downshift and after trying it (even on the street) let me tell you, it is really easy to do and works great with the stock setup.

A couple of caveats:

1) I wear a size 10 shoe. I believe that if your foot is much smaller or larger than this, you might have a tough time with this method.

2) You must be wearing a thin-soled medium, to wide shoe for it to work; that way you can feel and make sure that only your big toe is on the edge of the brake and at the right time you can roll your foot (think of it as your foot being at a 180 degree angle, or tangent to brake, at first and then once you roll the foot it will be at a 40-45 degree angle point downwards toward the gas) then you tap the gas pedal with the outside edge of the ball of your foot.

3) Keep in mind, like the video on the forums showed, it is not really heel-to-toe downshifting. It is more like ball of foot-to-big toe downshifting.

This is how I understand the process. I hope this didn't confuse anybody too much.
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Mods: Lingenfelter CAI, OEM style spoiler, CCW SP600 wheels (19"x9" and 19"x10"), Toyo Proxes R888 (F: 235/35YR19 - R: 295/30YR19), Magnaflow Cat-back, UUC Shifter w/ Lindsay bushings, FG2 shocks, GC Coilover Kit (600f/650r), Hotchkis Swaybars, Custom FRCs, Kooks 1 3/4" Cermakromed LT Headers & HiFlo cats, ARP Header Studs, Granatelli 1200* Wires, NGK TR55ix Plugs, OC Autosports D&S Rotors, Hawk Pads, SS Brake Lines, 561 Wheelhop Kit, D.R.E. Dyno Tune = 351 hp/ 365 ft-lbs (corrected)