im having trouble heel toe downshifting cause of the gap between the gas and brake pedal & was thinking of getting some pedal pads w/ the left extension on the gas. is this necessary or am i just a retard and need more practice? if it is, what are some good ones to get?

 

get whatever is cheap. og racing carries sparco pedals that mount with holes you drill into the stock pedals, $25-$30.

 

http://www.ompusa.com/pedals.htm

thems is alls you needs

g'luck

 

Practice on the stock ones. It's really easy, on the track.

I can't heel toe worth a crap around town.

 

i learned on the same stock pedals, it takes practice. it is also much harder to do well when you're not braking real hard. there are lots of pedals to choose from - should i ever have the money to throw around, i would choose moogens, sparcos, or perhaps even momos in that order.

 

i'm considering the sparco carbons just because they look cool as **** and i'm sure they're mad light! no seriously though they look like a nice design (the gas pedal). does anyone know if they are slippery? they sure as hell look it.

 

the sparco "grip" pedals are $50. Same as the cheap ones, but the pedals are plugged with about 50 little rubber dots.

I'd bet that a good racing shoe will give you more grip on the pedal than the busted *** shoes that we're used to driving in anyways.

 

OMP Pedals are great - not too expensive either. They are nice because they have a small extension on the gas pedal to aid heel/toe and there is also a lip extension under the right side of brake pedal to prevent your foot from getting underneath the brake pedal (in case you slip).

OMP International Website here

 

i got a set of those sparco carbon fiber pedals from suprastore.com for $45. they're well designed, look pretty good and have adhesive inserts for grip. thanks for the help guys


Modified by jwn7 at 12:44 AM 10/8/2003

 

get the Razo gas pedal cover from http://www.optauto.com

don't bother with the other ones...the Razo is really nice, and easy to install.

 

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those sparco carbons are garbage.. I have some sitting in my closet, Ill send em to you if you pay shipping..

They are very slippery, and it is not actual CF. It's a cheap azz brittle plastic, w/carbon overlay

 

don't rule out bending the shaft for the pedal if they are way far apart. Just don't brake anything doing it

 

On my Integra I had some cheapass Chikara pedals or something... pretty basic, just flat aluminum with raised rubber dots built into them. Worked REALLY well for heel-toe though. I put a set of the cheap Sparco pedals on my friend's Integra, they were like $25 from OGRacing.com
They pretty much rock, as far as pedals go. Kindof a pain in the neck to install, but once they're on, they're not going anywhere.

I've sat in one Integra with Momo carbon pedals, those things were slicker than greased snot on a doorknob. Eesh.

Might consider bending the gas pedal over.

 

The gas pedal with extension is really all you need. Stock clutch and brake and gas work fine for me though after practice. I did try the Razo gas pedal and it did aid some, but like the feel of stock better.

 

I just use the stock pedals in my Integar and love the lay out. IF you practive it enough you'll be able to use the stock pedals. I just rotate the ball of my foor until I hit the gas pedal. It's just natural now after doing it for so long, I do it in every manual car I drive, makes it atleast a little more exciting to drive.

 

Drilling into the hardened steel stock pedals isn't as easy as it sounds (heh). I gave up after realizing that I don't have the proper drill bits to do it. So, it's stock for me.

What did you guys use to hole up your pedals?

 

i used the blue razo sliding pedal.. worked great.. but my 86 civic doesn't need one.. honda made it good enough from the factory.. don't build 'em like they used to!!

 

I use Momo Track Pedals.

 

Try using some cutting oil.

I also picked up one of those fancy 'professional' drill bits at home depot. The finger dyno was impressed.

 

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http://www.ompusa.com/pedals.htm

thems is alls you needs

g'luck</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's exactly what I got. I only used the gas pedal, but I love it. It is huge. VERY EASY to heel/toe now.

 

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I can't heel toe worth a crap around town.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually, I found that with the stock pedals it is near impossible unless your turn your foot near sideways. At least on my EX it is. I also had an instrutor drive my car and he couldn't do it either.

 

My wrestling-damaged/surgeon-repaired right ankle doesn't roll over enough to get good throttle blip action. When I put the Sparco pedals on my friend's Integra, I used a Black and Decker battery-powered drill, and I think just a fresh metal cutting bit, wasn't that bad. Make sure to get the metal filings out of the carpet so they don't find a way to embed themselves in your feet if you happen to drive in sandals on occasion. Those Dewalt cobalt-bits work pretty darn well though, from using them on other projects.

 

Or you may just need to pratice more. I ALWAYS heel and toe my own cars, street and track, and none of them have aftermarket pedals. When I first learned, I had to put a set of pedals in my car, now I don't need them. I have yet to drive a Honda that I can't heal and toe with the stock pedals, and that is a lot of cars, I drive 5-10 different Hondas every day at work. Although, I don't have small feet (size 10 1/2) which probably helps.

Hey , you know what they say about big feet?...........Big shoes

 

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exactly what i got from the exact same people. made it far easier.

for a cheap, effective, and bLiNgIn solution

 

I had the something like the OMP for my gas pedal but it clamped on and after a while it kept falling off so I replaced it with something cheaper and bigger from homedepot

Its some kinda block off plate for I guess wall outlets or something costs like $2.50...its really STIFF and works great