Heel-n-toe

[Brian993]

I have been practicing this all weekend and I have made some progress. I can really understand why it is important as the drive train is much smoother on downshifts when I am succesful. I still need a bit of time to prepare for it but I at least get the jist of it and can see why it needs to be done. I am breaking more now and not downshifting to slow.


I have one more question on heel-n-toe, is it ok to blip the gas to downshift if the brakes are not needed, like in the case of downshifting to be in a different area of the powerband?

[masraum]

It's never a bad idea to make sure the rpms are at the right spot for the next gear whether you are upshifting or downshifting. Saves the stress on many parts. I always blip the throttle when downshifting whether I heel-n-toe or not.

[JackT]

I have a 1982 911SC and it is real hard doing heel-n-toe because the gas pedal is much closer to the floor than the break pedal.

[Milu]

I've never been able to heel and toe in a 911 to my satisfaction, I can do it but it feels awkward and forced, much easier in other cars. I think anyone that can achieve it comfortably is a lot more supple than me and a bit of a contortionist. I think you'd need to raise the accelerator pedal a bit and bring down the brake pedal to do it comfortably.

[Don Wohlfarth]

Match the engine revs to the speed on the new gear.
When learning to heel and toe you want to do whatever feels comfortable to you. The preferred way is to have the ball of your right foot on the brake pedal for better brake feel and roll the side of your foot onto the gas to blip the throttle. I find this extremely uncomfortable as I have to have my foot barely on the pedal, closer to being on the edge of the brake pedal, so I can get the side of my foot to hit the gas.
Instead I put the arch of my foot, right below the ball, on the brake and with my foot an an angle I use my toes to blip the gas.
Some people put a piece of wood on the gas pedal to raise it so they can roll the side of their foot over.

[dad911]

I have an old gas pedal, with the hinge cut off, bolted on top of the stock pedal. Adds enough for me brake with the left side of my foot, and roll the right side onto the gas pedal. I suspect that even though it is called heel-toe, most people use the side of their feet. And this is the one case where my size 13 shoes are an advantage.

[cstreit]

You may have to adjust the height of the two pedals to get it to feel right. When I wne to a bigger master cyl the pedal was much harder and I had to drop it down to heel-toe properly...