Gas pedals are supposed to be slippery you will usually notice that the brake and clutch have grip on them but the gas pedal never does.

take a look at your stock pedals the black things on the gas pedal that you probably think are rubber are actually nothing, the stock pedal is also bare aluminum.

If the gas pedal was grippy it would make heel/toe much harder.

 

IMO all the pedals feel the same.

I guess it's just a matter of opinion because it helps me, and makes heel-toeing much easier for me.

I was just throwing it out there to potentially help you, that's all.

 

i think you missed my point, go look at your pedals, the stock gas pedal is 100% aluminum just like mine, no grip at all.

 

I think you're missing my point. I never said it wasn't. My point was I like a gas pedal with some grip on it, nothing more nothing less. I just thought you might like to try it, but obviously you like a slippery gas pedal. No big deal.

BTW my gas pedal isn't 100% aluminum and does have grip.

 

did you add the grip or was the pedal I took out of my car not stock?

 

Added the pedal....

I don't get why you keep coming back to the stock gas pedal? What does that have to do with putting grip on any pedal in the car?

No the stock pedal has no grip, but I would put something to grip on any gas pedal stock or not.

All I was suggesting was you try it. There is no wrong or right, only preference. That bare aluminum looks extremely slick.

 

I was going back to the stock pedal because I thought that you had a stock pedal and thought my mod would make the pedal slippery, which is obviously not the case (it doesn't change the feel). I also thought you had a stock pedal but thought that those black marks were grip (they are not). Obviously you knew all that and it was just miss communication. I Wasn't really trying to start an argument, it's obviously a matter of personal preference.

When I drive the only pedal I'm worried about slipping off is the brake while I try to push the gas down with the side of my foot. Fortunately the stock brake pedal has plenty of grip. I can't really imagine a way that it would be possible for your foot to actually slip off the gas pedal. I personally like the gas pedal to be smooth I think it results in better control of the heel toe since your foot does feel "notchy" on the pedal... There's no doubt it's a matter of preference as I've even seen a few pro drivers use grip tape on the gas pedal but it's fairly uncommon. Believe it or not the majority of them use smooth brake pedals too, something I'm not sure I'd be very comfortable with.

 

Yeah definately a miss communication. No harm, no foul.

For me putting it on the brake is the most important though so that my foot doesn't slip off the brake heel-toeing. I put it on the gas and clutch for consistancy, and over time I have grown to like it better.

I can see why you don't and understand your reasons perfectly.

It's all about being comfortable.

 

wow you guys must have some small feet!

I can heel toe barefoot(see below) much easier than I can with shoes on and I wear an 11.

 

Although you can "heel & toe" using your heel and toe, the preferred method is to keep your right foot heel on the floor to allow finer brake modulation, then roll your foot to the right to blip the throttle. The S2000 needs a throttle pedal modification to make that possible.

With your heel off the ground and on the throttle pedal (as shown in the above photo) you're using your large thigh muscles to modulate the brake pedal. With your heel pivoting on the floor you can use your foot and even toe muscles to control the brake pedal.

I'm not saying it can't be done like the photo shows, several S2000 track track junkies I know do it that way, but it's not the best way.