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11-01-2014, 01:59 AM | #15 | |
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Speaking of heel toe downshifting, am I the only one who's foot is too big to do it? I'm only a size 11 and my heel hits the floor before it reaches the pedal. Im thinking about getting a cusco accelerator pedal
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I wear size 12 and don't really have an issue.
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I use the ball of my big toe on the brake and the outside edge of my foot by the end of my pinkie metatarsal to blip the throttle. I'm a size 12.
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If you have no idea what I'm talking about, suspend your foot in mid-air turn your right knee right. holding your ankle in place. That's basically the motion you are trying to achieve.
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@gramicci101 @艾洛 yeaa I started developing the habit of using the sides of my right foot instead of the heel and toe of my foot like both of you guys brought up. I find it more effective to use your heel amd toe (from other car) but yeaa i guess this will just have to do
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Seems to me there's a delay when you blip the throttle when heel-toeing. Coming from all throttle by cable for the past decade of driving, it takes getting used to when the throttle blip is not instantaneous.
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That delay is the DBW programming. I find it infuriating. The car also takes forever and a day to drop revs when stock; also infuriating.
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I heel-toe all the time in this car and the Brake Override System has never interfered. I also love having the Cusco sports accel pedal; makes it so much easier.
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When I first got this car, I heel and toe lazy swinging the right rear side of my foot to nudge the gas pedal. Eventually the aluminum pedal's sharp edge caused the right heel outsole to disintegrate after a month of driving lol! Got my $400 replacement shoes for free at Porsche Design and now I only do a proper heel and toe action.
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I've only noticed the delay at low RPMs. At high revs, the delay(at least to me) seems to be non-existent.
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Yeah at low speeds, I'll give a small blip and nothing. The next time I'll give a slightly harder blip and get too much response. I think it's because there's a slight dead-spot in the first 5% of the throttle pedal.
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I've heard good things about dbw throttle controllers like Apexi etc... Anyone try those? I have an aftermarket crank pulley (1lb vs 5 stock) and that made the car feel much better in terms of responsiveness.
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