Leonard Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Had quite a sedate test drive due to traffic so looking fwd to a more spirited drive back from dealer on Thursday through Wales Current cars pedal position is little poor. But gearing is short and doesnt need much blip. In fact dont think ive ever had a manual car with as long a gearing as the Boxster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeside Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Basically ................not really About 8:15 minutes in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 ?great Oh well sure i will make do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toeside Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 I am sure you will find some way of perfecting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 Nice video review anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huytonman Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 may help if you have big plates of meat like me, wide and 11.5 so heel and toeing presents no issues at all - no argument with the gearing...nice for motorways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 It depends as much on the relative pedal height as much as the spacing between the pedals. I found some alu pedals on my 986 worked perfectly for me to improve heel and toe-ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorsh Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Have you tried PDK? the gearing is a little shorter on them and it's a brilliant 'box so well worth trying unless you are completely set on a manual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBD914 v2 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Gorsh said: Have you tried PDK? the gearing is a little shorter on them and it's a brilliant 'box so well worth trying unless you are completely set on a manual. Heretic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Very set on manual sorry ? picked her up today and may take some adjustment my size 8 and a halfs arent cutting (pressing) it. Awesome car though what an engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorsh Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 10 minutes ago, RBD914 v2 said: Heretic! Don't understand your comment, is it some sort of a (misguided) 'dig' at my comment? What I said was just my opinion and was meant as a helpful suggestion - nothing more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 17 minutes ago, Gorsh said: Don't understand your comment, is it some sort of a (misguided) 'dig' at my comment? What I said was just my opinion and was meant as a helpful suggestion - nothing more! It's manual gearbox humour mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBD914 v2 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Just a playful dig to start the old Manual vs PDK debate again....and meant in jest, don't take it personally! Just my sense of humour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorsh Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 OK, none taken now I get what you were on about. And no we don't need the manual vs PDK debate again! I just thought it might be helpful to the OP to know PDK is lower geared as he was complaining about high gearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBD914 v2 Posted December 15, 2016 Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 2 minutes ago, Gorsh said: OK, none taken now I get what you were on about. And no we don't need the manual vs PDK debate again! I just thought it might be helpful to the OP to know PDK is lower geared as he was complaining about high gearing. Yes I know you were trying to be helpful mate - no offence intended! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted December 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2016 Appreciate all of your replies, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanM Posted December 16, 2016 Report Share Posted December 16, 2016 I find the pedals are positioned fine for H & T (size 10s) it's just the fly by wire throttle and the Ecu trying to work out how much gas to give per throttle jab that's the difficult bit. Sometimes too many revs, sometimes too few, it seems to want to try and guess rather than just blip. I'm getting better after two months but it is a challenge. My Honda Elise with it's direct cable to throttle body was far easier and more consistent in getting the right response blip. Still wouldn't swap for a PDK, that's the challenge of a manual in a drivers car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXY Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Perhaps you could contact Pothole for some tuition. IIRC he was nothing short of a revelation in the driving department and regularly regaled us with his obvious talents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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