What’s wrong with the stock pedals and other aftermarket pedals?

As many of the interior parts on the Porsche since the late 90’s, they have migrated to plastic opposed to metal/aluminum. Some people don’t mind the plastic and enjoy the quietness of what plastic parts give, then there are others like us that crave that raw and rigid feel that you get from a sports car. So we found a few things we could capitalize on regarding the pedal set in the Porsche. For starters the gas pedal is a very thin plastic piece thats pivot point is a very thing piece of plastic that often fails after time and does not provide a very smooth action. Another thing we noticed could use some work was the size of the pedal. Although getting rid of the plastic will give it a more solid feel, will it make heel-toeing any easier? The pedal is still relatively skinny? How can we aide to this? All questions we asked ourselves. Finally and probably most important, the grip. The rubber that comes on the plastic gas pedals and cheap brake/clutch pedals offers little to no grip. The ridges within the rubber are not elevated enough to give your foot the best possible grip. Although these may seem like minor inconveniences and you may not even notice them until you replace them, once you feel the difference in our pedals… you’ll see what you have been missing out on.  

With regards to other aftermarket pedals out there, we noticed one consistent theme throughout them all. All of these pedals were only applicable by drilling them onto the existing stock pedal. We looked at this and thought.. If we had one of these nice Porsche’s, the last thing we want to do is have to drill into and permanently modify the pedal arms. Aside from them all looking average, they require fabrication which is one thing we know is a turn off to a ton of Porsche owners. But we have a fix for it.

How we improved them:

First and foremost in being able to compete in the aftermarket Porsche pedal industry, we had to provide something that no one else has ever done before. We wanted to provide an installation solution that takes only minutes and requires zero fabrication to the car, which is what we did. Our patented mounting solution mounts on the gas pedal using the same stock sliding mechanism, only we put this axis point on ball bearings to not only make it easy to install, but give it that buttery smooth feel. We designed universal mounting brackets to fit the brake and clutch pedals by just having to slide them over the OEM pedal arm and easily tighten down the screws in the back, leaving no hardware showing. For the dead pedals we used the exact same mounting mechanism as stock so it is a straight plug and play operation. 

Now that we have perfected the easiest installation solution, we have to figure out how to give our pedals a performance advantage. First we wanted to tackle the feel and grip of the pedals. To give that more rigid and direct feel we CNC Machine our pedals out of 100% Billet aluminum with no rubber or plastic involved anywhere. After playing around with grip designs for months we settled on our Patented Hex Design. These Hex Designs offer maximum grip with tight points on each corner and gripping the shoe better than any rubber. These pedals being made out of straight aluminum, with a high performance grip design, being placed on bearings, and taking only minutes to install makes these pedals a no-brainer. But we weren’t done yet.

One of the biggest complaints we heard was how difficult the stock pedals made heel-toeing. The gas pedal being skinny and a good distance from the brake made this already hard to do technique, even harder. So we made our gas pedal and brake pedal oversized to significantly reduce the gap between the pedals resulting in making heel-toeing a breeze. We have heard numerous early reviews on how much easier our pedals have made blipping the throttle and increasing track times. 

Consider the game… changed. 

These pedals were years in the making and it is safe to say we are extremely proud of them and we are looking forward to seeing how much these change the game. Not only are the functionally beneficial, they just look beautiful, making them a hit for the track and an eye popper for a street car. Read more about these pedals on our Featured Products Page and make sure to hit us up for any questions!