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Heel-Toe downshifting. New pedals?
sinbad replied to sinbad's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
I must not be doing this right. For the life of me, I can't blip enough rpm to perform downshift. The gas pedal seems too low compared to brake pedal unless I brake really hard (then I am slow down enough to shift without blipping anyway). Is my gas pedal different in my '00 Boxster S compared to the 996 & '03 986 above boarders have mentioned? I was unable to reach Wings Engineering all day. I am hesitant to purchase an after-market gas pedal unless others can confirm it helps. -
Heel-Toe downshifting. New pedals?
sinbad replied to sinbad's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
Thanks for everyone's input. Now that I know other people can perform this technique stock, I will try experimenting with foot and seat positions. Being 5'6", I usually keep my seat forward with doesn't leave much knee clearance under steering column. Maybe moving seat further back would help. A quick internet browse showed: Wings Engineering LLC, CT, USA, Tel 202-438 2222. I couldn't get through now and will try again tomorrow. -
Heel-Toe downshifting. New pedals?
sinbad replied to sinbad's topic in 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S)
Hello Rob, thank you for replying. Which foot technique are you using? -
I am trying to perform heel/toe downshifting technique learned from Skip Barber Driving School. :drive: Will I need new pedals in my Boxster? Skip Barber teaches using rolling of foot while on brake and applying gas with right side of foot (not heel). It was much easier to perform in their cars (stock) by moving your knee left to right with foot cocked to the left. I can't seem move my knee enough in the Boxster due to the center console. I thought about cocking my foot the other direction and applying brake using arch of foot and the gas with ball/toes of foot. I haven't experimented yet. I have many after-market pedals available, but do not have any first-hand experience with them. autovation.com seems to be pretty popular with 3/8-1/2" additional surface areas left of gas, while carcrafters.com has a new line not requiring any drilling with only a 1/4" increase. Any thoughts and suggestions would be appreciated.
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Tool Pants - thank you for the excellent photos and impressions of metal shift-link. I was also skeptical of metal shift-link until I helped "boxer6" install Porsche Short Shift Kit in his '99 996 C2. His stock shift link showed considerable wear at the 2 O'Clock postion on the rubber housing (12,500 miles odo). The plastic socket seemed intact; however, if the exterior was already failing - I suppose with time the shift-link could fail. I installed that same Porsche Short Shift Kit on my '00 986 S. There was no wear on my stock shift-link (2,200 miles odo). Since the Porsche SSK comes pre-assembled in bracket with new shift-links attached, both myself and "boxer6" have spare plastic shift-links in case of failure - so buying metal ones would be a waste of money. :cheers: Cheers, you always well informative posts.
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