Does anyone have this accelerator pedal and why don't I need it?

[jpachard]

Hey Tim, We're neighbors!! Shoot me a pm sometime.

Cheers, James

[Mike Kast]

Hey Tim,
I don't know what is worse, road salt keeping your car in the garage or the pedal cluster being out of my car when it's been 70 degrees outside all week.
I like your pedal but the heel plate is what has me dreaming about the other one. The disgruntled surgical spatula...

[randywebb]

What we really need is for somebody to make the entire pedal cluster out of Al (and brass bushings). That will save a bit of wt., look great and solve the rust problems down there. Otherwise, I don't see any reason to put shiny things in the footwell. If you like it, do it. I'd spend those $$ somewhere else.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally posted by t.brady
I installed this one last night, though I have yet to drive with it...damn road salt (and finicky sway bar). Great build quality and fully adjustable for $141.75.

pedal

Now there's a decen't looking pedal. Simple, sharp-looking, and no "heel extension" to get in the way.

[john_colasante]

Here is one reason that you don't need any special pedals. If you ever look at a Porsche racing car, be it vintage or modern, you will always see the stock rubber pedals. It seems the stock pedals are preferred by professional drivers.

[Mike Kast]

Originally posted by Eric Coffey
Now there's a decen't looking pedal. Simple, sharp-looking, and no "heel extension" to get in the way.

Get in the way!?!?!?!
You You YOU pigeon toe!

[Eric Coffey]

Originally posted by Mike Kast
Get in the way!?!?!?!
You You YOU pigeon toe!

HA!
Nope, just do the heel/toe thang with the ball of my foot (like other normal people hehe). Like I mentioned/asked in a previous thread: Who actually heel/toes with their "heel"?? Those pedals with the bottom heel plate are an accident waiting to happen on a street-driven car. Just wait until your first panic stop, in traffic, in gear, and you go for the brake, but also get the gas. Uh O, better get Macco.

[Eric Coffey]

Originally posted by john_colasante
Here is one reason that you don't need any special pedals. If you ever look at a Porsche racing car, be it vintage or modern, you will always see the stock rubber pedals. It seems the stock pedals are preferred by professional drivers.

Have to semi-agree with you there. I prefer (or at least am used to) the rubber pedal pads and plastic accelerator as well, but not all racing Porsches used them (935 for example).

[jluetjen]

I suspect the gas pedal wasn't 3"-4" below the brake...

Actually, when you brake on the track you push on the stop peddle much harder and so it doesn't wind up being 3-4 inches below the brake. They wind up almost level.

[Jack Olsen]

Exactly like they should.

[Mike Kast]

I do the toe on the brake and the heal on the gas in a pigeon toe act. How else? I have small feet though. The truth is I might need motor mounts and or tranny mounts cause I have more trouble shifting than I think I should. Maybe something is amiss.
I think the pedal would be great anyway. I wouldn't pay that much for it at my current financial level but, I might try and build something. As far as an accident waiting to happen, we would need to ask somebody who has used it for a while. I don't see why it would be a problem, I never go for the brake heel first. At least I don't think I do. We would need to fund a double blind study to find out for sure.
...edited for poorer grammer than usual.

[masraum]

The adjustable seems unnecessary and pricey. There are some nice aluminum pedals that are complete (include the hinge, not just an overlay) that are probably much cheaper.

[Mike Kast]

Originally posted by masraum
The adjustable seems unnecessary and pricey. There are some nice aluminum pedals that are complete (include the hinge, not just an overlay) that are probably much cheaper.

I can't argue that, I still like it though.
It is cruel and unusual that I was born a carpenter instead of a king.

[Zeke]

Originally posted by t.brady
I installed this one last night, though I have yet to drive with it...damn road salt (and finicky sway bar). Great build quality and fully adjustable for $141.75.

pedal

I'm gong to mention that you got it from Pelican. Here's the page.

I like that style the best as I roll my foot over to blip the gas when downshifting. If I want to use my heel, I have to turn my ankle too much for comfort. Too low heel on the gas pedal and I don't have enough control over the revs.

[OZCarrera3]

Eric, I'm with you!

The first time I saw the pedal installed I thought it looked like you could hit the accelarator at the same time as the brake in an emergency stop. It would also be interesting to see what an insurance company would say about them in the event of an accident (either related or not). They look for anything that may give them an 'out' on a claim!

They do look very nice though!

[TimT]

FWIW A friend of mine just bought a 996GT3R that competed at LeMans, and a number of ALMS races last year.

It has the stock porsche gas Pedal that has a piece of plywood screwed to it

[JeremyD]

I have this one. Yes it's one of the "wings" one. I had one of the straight line ones and had difficulties heel and toeing... This works like a charm. Better for me to push the brake down hard until I feel my heel touch the lower portion of the pedal (adjusted properly I just touch at maximum brake)- then roll the foot to blip the throttle.

I think any pedal will take a little getting used to, even the stock one for that matter. At a panic stop with my brakes I am more worried about scanning my rearview...

[Eric Coffey]

935 style (aluminum):

[Jeff Higgins]

Originally posted by TimT
FWIW A friend of mine just bought a 996GT3R that competed at LeMans, and a number of ALMS races last year.

It has the stock porsche gas Pedal that has a piece of plywood screwed to it

Ha! I even went one step further than that. My piece of plywood over the stock gas pedal has a rubber VW pedal on top of it. I can adjust the height by placing different thicknesses of wood between the stock and VW pedals. I "heel-toe" with the inside ball of my size 11 on the right half of the brake pedal and the outside ball and little toe on the gas. It works great for me. The extra ears sticking out from those fancy gas pedals do look pretty scary; I have not found them necessary anyway.

[Mike Kast]

Thank you boys, that was enlightening