PCA SDR

Hey guys (and gals?),

I want to do a pedal upgrade for track use. Functionality is king (as anything will look better than stock, that's not an issue).

Anyone have a favorite pedal upgrade for racing?

I've seen pics of some different ones: Ruf, Cargraphic, etc... Even saw some two-piece, adjustable throttle pedals--that looks really interesting, especially considering the distance gap between the brake and throttle pedals on my car. (Not the sideways distance, but rather the depth. My brake pedal is quite a bit higher than my throttle pedal is on this car, making it tough to h/t under lighter braking situations.)

I'd like to get some that have a smooth shoulder and gripper inserts that do more than look cool. I don't remember where, but I saw a pic of a 911 with a brake pedal that had a sandpaper-type surface on it. That seems sort of smart because you're really hanging onto the brake with just a bit of your foot sometimes.

Any preferences, experiences or input from usage is greatly appreciated, thanks!

I like my Rennline padals. They provide a good base for heel-toe and have added traction. I even find myself accidently heel-toeing in emergency situations. I've not tried any others so I have nothing for comparison (except stock of course).

DC, many good threads about this on rennlist in the 993 forum. Check them out at http://forums.rennlist.com/

I installed the Rennline pedals incl. the optional foot rest on both of my cars and I like look and feel of them. Before, I had some Momo once but they didn't look nor feel right and were slippery.

DC, (sorry, don't know your name)

Can you have the throw of your brake pedal adjusted? If so that might solve your problem. A racing shoe, with it's softer sole, will give you better grip on the edge of the pedals, too. I just freshened the rubber on my pedals and that was enough of a "racing mod." $5 each?
I can't remember driving any street Porsche where you couldn't heel and toe (with the normal spacing between the brake and gas pedals...............) Kary, Mike, Martin, do the 993, 996 cars have the gas and brake pedal farther apart than I remember?
I have driven some cars where it felt like the released clutch pedal was going to hit you in the chest!

I put some really cool LOOKING aluminum pedal covers on my 911 from AJ USA. The gas pedal is a really nice, hinged replacement that works great. The other two pedals I threw on eBay after the first time I tried driving on them with damp shoes. Scary! I'm with Tim, stock $5 rubber pads for the brake and clutch.

I have the stock pedals. I replaced the rubber pads on the brake and clutch with a self sticking non skid tape. Works well wet or dry.
$5 for rubber pads just seemed like too much.

Thanks guys for the input!

Not sure if the pedal distances are adjustable fore-aft, that'd be the best solution.

I too did an accidental throttle blip in an emergency stop in the 968 (that car was Troy Daniels' old car and had a throttle pedal with a "wing" on it at the bottom). It was a little too much width to add to the stock pedal really.

I just want to even out the height better than it is. I'll look into that and report back.

Have a nice wknd!

Oh, another thing to consider........
Make sure you periodically check the hardware that fastens the "foo-foo" pedal covers to the real pedals. I've seen them come loose from the accellerator,and then swing over. The top of the gas pedal cover got behind the brake pedal, so that when the brake was hit hard............so was the gas pedal!
TC

DC's comments about the pedal heights applies to the Boxsters as well - the brake pedal is much higher than the gas. In AX's, it isn't an issue - under heavy braking the pedal winds up very close to the gas (maybe they designed it that way?) so it is easy to blip the throttle, but it makes practicing heel&toe under light braking a bit of a stretch (pun intended).

If you shortened the brake pedal, or raised the gas, while it might make practicing on the street easier I would think you might have difficulty doing H&T under heavy braking if the brake pedal was then below the gas pedal.

Thanks for the pedal input guys!

Yeah, I noticed what you mean about things evening out under heavy braking.

Another humerous consideration is comfort with bare feet! I sometimes kick off the shoes on long drives--like the feel of m'toes wigglin' while I zoom. Is that bad in enduros?

Yeah Timmy, I concur with the hardware concerns. Nylocks and loc-tite for sure.

Dave