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Yes, I use the heel-and-toe technique during spirited driving in the S2000.
66.19%
I can't quite master the heel-and-toe in the S2000.
28.06%
No heel-and-toe for me. I'm still figuring out how to drive a stick shift!
5.76%
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Old 01-28-2002 | 05:38 PM
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Originally posted by RandyP
... I wait until I am ready to accelerate to let out the clutch, so I don't have to heel and toe.
Be careful out there ... leaving the clutch down through a turn or entry into a turn is a very bad habit, and a potentially costly one (spin) when going hard.
It took me a while to get that bad habit out of my system.

That being said, I heel and toe every 90 degree turn when in the S2000; just a way to remind me not to ride the clutch in the turns
Old 01-29-2002 | 12:16 PM
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Okay, now that we've beaten that horse, can someone post a tutorial on exactly how to heel-and-toe? Preferably something I can practice while the car is sitting still.
Old 01-29-2002 | 12:43 PM
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1. Depress clutch
2. Apply brake with toe of right foot.
3. Select lower gear
5. Rotate right foot to the right (counter-clockwise) on the ball of foot
5. Apply throttle with heel/side of right foot. I usually rev motor to 3500-4000
rpm
6. While revs are up, release clutch. When done well, there should be no
engine braking felt. You
Old 01-29-2002 | 01:17 PM
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Originally posted by yu888
I'd think that this saves on the clucth and synchros' but even without that benefit, i'd still do t to practice SMOOTH driving.
If you do H-T wrong, you could be damaging the clutch.
Old 01-29-2002 | 01:31 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by ElTianti
[B]5. Apply throttle with heel/side of right foot.
Old 01-29-2002 | 01:39 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by RandyP
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Yes it does.
Old 01-29-2002 | 01:59 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by CarbotechAndie
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I present you with this situation:

You are in 3rd gear and doing...say 50mph...it is raining out...you decided to put it into 2nd for the upcoming turn.
Old 01-29-2002 | 02:58 PM
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Originally posted by CarbotechAndie
If you don't match revs, you WILL unbalance the car, and in some extreme cases, you will chirp the rear tires (assuming RWD) as your lock them up and put your drivetrain through unnecessary hell.
Agreed. I have used H/T in all vehicles except when puttering around. I really do not think you can be smooth and fast otherwise.
Old 01-29-2002 | 03:35 PM
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Originally posted by cdelena


Agreed. I have used H/T in all vehicles except when puttering around. I really do not think you can be smooth and fast otherwise.
You can actually get away with no rev match if you let the clutch out slowly in the braking zone, the problem is you're going to over heat your clutch by the third lap
Old 01-29-2002 | 03:38 PM
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Originally posted by carlson


If you do H-T wrong, you could be damaging the clutch.
Likely true! Thats why practice is important. I am VERY careful


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