Heel and toe shifting in an SPF.

[bobcowan]

Originally Posted by cdog

To the OP:

You are doing it right.

Left side of shoe on brake, angle foot so you can blip the throttle with right side of shoe. That's what I do..

That's the way I do it, too. But it takes a lot of practice if you have a smaller foot. On the track, I also set my idle up around 1,500 or so. That way the rpm's don't drop all the way to idle while I'm braking.

Originally Posted by cdog

Dude, mine is fine. Car handles good, pedals are fine, stops well. I have Avon tires and I'm betting the car will pull about 1g laterally.

Really? 1g? That's impressive. How did you find that out? Because I wonder what mine can do, for a comparison.

Originally Posted by Silverback51

Practice.

I heel and toe the majority of the time that I'm driving.

That's the only way I could learn it for the track. I also practice trail braking on some corners around town.

Originally Posted by CobraEd

I practice double clutching like steve McQueen in Bullit, . . Just in case I ever need it.

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That might come in handy. I also practice writing with my left hand. In case I have a stroke. Doesn't matter how much money you have if you can't write the check.

[cdog]

Bob, I am just guessing at the 1g, but the car feels as planted as my Viper and I think that was a 1g car. I have the Avons and they are sticky, and probably short-lived...

I run a low idle, and would need to set it to 1,500 rpm for the track as well. Also, I think i'd need to raise my float levels, as the car will almost die during extremely heavy braking. I think that's a low float issue...

[cdog]

Originally Posted by CobraEd

Unless you are road racing, there should not be a need for heal/toe downshifting.

Ed, I heel and toe almost all corners, even in my street car (CTS V).

Why mismatch revs and clunk it into gear, when I can smoothly do it prior to the corner?

As for double-clutching (aka double declutching), I think that's good practice (for what I don't know) and may help wear on the synchros. I used to do it as habit, but gave up 10 years ago or so. But, who knows when you'll find yourself in a an unsynchronized Holman Moody car or pre-war MG or something? Or maybe your clutch goes out and you need to get home! (have to disconnect the neutral lock out).

Good to know at least.

[Learjockey1]

Just FYI here is a link to a video on Heel/ Toe.

http://www.streetfire.net/video/heel...ehan_57431.htm

[crASH]

Originally Posted by Learjockey1

Just FYI here is a link to a video on Heel/ Toe.

http://www.streetfire.net/video/heel...ehan_57431.htm

Like they say, a picture (in this case, video) is worth a thousand words. Great video. Thanks for posting.

[mreid]

Originally Posted by CobraEd

I practice double clutching like steve McQueen in Bullit, . . Just in case I ever need it.


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Everytime I see a black Dodge Charger I take off. Just can't help it! Happened to me on the PA Turnpike yesterday in my ML63. My girlfriend didn't know what the Hell happened!

Every car pedal set up is different and every driver is "configured" differently. Just because a stock pedal set up works for one person does not mean it will work for another. Just as the OP is asking, each person needs to set up their car for their style of driving. I always heel/toe to keep in practice and because my engine is my music whenever I drive any of my performance cars.