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Originally Posted by Embalmer
So I've done a bit of "racing" in my time and one thing that is important to me is RPM matching. Basically for those that don't know what this is, basically when taking a corner you rev the engine to a higher RPM before down shifting, this way your wheels don't lock up or slow you down.
So my questions is this, for anyone who has driven a manual, how close are the brake and accelerator pedals??
To rev limit, you need to apply throttle while braking and while down shifting. The distance between the brake and accelerator is important when doing this.
Has anyone tried it yet and if so how was it?
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It's not bad. I made a point of checking that out when I drove the V6 stick last May. I could get used to the pedal placement.
Braking with the left side of your right foot while at the same time, rolling the right side of the same foot over to blip the throttle while keeping consistent pressure on the brake with the left side of the foot in order to match revs on a downshift is called "heel and toeing" (a total misnomer).
There were a couple of people who fabricated gas pedal extenders for the 4th Gen cars to make this a little easier to do by making the gas pedal a bit wider and therefore closer to the brake.
This issue of pedal placement was discussed with Al Oppenheiser at Indy.
I wouldn't be surprised to see some people fabricate a gas pedal extender for this car as well...
Best regardSS,
Elie