What Is Heel & Toe? (Downshifting)
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- What is heel and toe downshift? How to heel and toe downshift. Heel and toe shifting is a technique used while braking. While your foot is on the brake, you depress the clutch, then roll your foot over to blip the throttle, while simultaneously shifting gears. Then you let the clutch out, which results in a very smooth shift, and saves the clutch.
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Reasons normal people learn to H&T:
1. Smooth transition
2. Saves Clutch
3. Better Lap times
Reasons I learned to H&T:
1. Initial D
best comment I've seen so far XD
IDGI
It's an anime/manga/movie.
Hopefully you're kidding because that's the exact opposite of rev matching. You trash your clutch, unsettle your car, and get absolutely zero performance benefit from doing that.
+cwj I've never been more happy to be wrong in my life, thank heavens
this guy is like ryosuke takahashi....
Yeah
He made this channel after disbanding Project D.
You're right
Made my day😂😂😂
He is a goddamn surgeon now, scouting for talented drivers in Gunma
takumi would be proud
Initial Deez Nut 😛
+Are Ex Seven tofubox
+Gabriel Delgado Here's your ¥86 fried tofu,sir.No change.
I am proud
Best explanation of heel-toeing I've ever seen, AND with the tech behind it. Any time anyone has a question about it on any forum, I will direct them here. Thank you!
+neuronbob Thanks! And thanks for sharing!
+Engineering Explained Still a little confused on the shifting part. Please show the shifting part as well as you're heel toe'ing + depressing clutch, thx!
+Engineering Explained you should do a video on hood raisers/hood spacers, do they really work????
Initial D fans be like
yup.
+Jvpiter Jvzz lmao isn't that the racing anime with the AE86??
+Keaton M. lol it is.
Haha, one of the absolute very few shows (I'd say "The only" but I think there may be one more out there, I don't know) that I don't mind sitting through not only the intro but the credits as well. Those commercial breaks were pretty funny though... "Initial... D." Then it comes back like "bit-dinna-da-ta INITIAL D!!!"
So it's basically braking while revmatching and changing gear...?
+Arne Herman Yep.
+Arne Herman Dad taught me that in 1963!
Arne Herman correct
Didn’t know you uploaded this video, I was needing it so much! As far as I know H&T also helps to not lock the wheels in cars without abs because of the additional braking force releasing the clutch not being present. Excellent explanation, I was willing to do H&T so much but never figured out what I was doing wrong. Thanks you even if 3 years later!
Will this help me get women?
I like your username
+ThisIsAPrettyLongUserNameWhyTheFuckWouldHeDoThatSoThatEveryoneWouldThumbsUpIt we all know that the only way to a teenage girl's heart is a well executed handbrake turn
Random Gamer Of course but that last time I pulled a handbrake turn the cable snapped. That was the only twang I got that evening.
+ThisIsAPrettyLongUserNameWhyTheFuckWouldHeDoThatSoThatEveryoneWouldThumbsUpIt Of course, they will be impressed by your "feet technique" (͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
+ThisIsAPrettyLongUserNameWhyTheFuckWouldHeDoThatSoThatEveryoneWouldThumbsUpIt You would find more success with the Lever of Fever.
Dude, these videos you have done so far, are super GREAT. You really have done a great work showing us how to drive like a boss. Thanks a lot and keep on going!
Im not really much well versed into cars engineering and the stuff but DAAMM this video is so fantastically well explained through and through with the inner mechanics of everything that i understood it all. I didnt log in with my account to avoid getting recommendations over more stuff im not particularly interested in, but i had to just to give a thumbs up to this. Very good video man thank you
Hi Jason,
Great Video! You should do a series on how cars got more environmentally friendly over time, maybe explaining catalytic converters, how aerodynamics improved, better gasoline, how engines improved over time to use less fuel, stuff along these lines. Or a Series on how cars got more safe over time, including airbags, improved crash structures etc.
Probably the best and clearest explanation I've seen here, great vid
All of your videos are SOLID ! Personally i think you explain everything perfectly 🤘🏻👍
I love your show, and I love the fact that you post 4k and 1440p videos. I currently have a 1440p monitor, and thoroughly enjoy the quality and knowledge that your videos provide.Thanks again, and keep up the amazing work!
+Aki1ro I love positive comments, thanks for watching! Grey hairs in Ultra HD. :)
+Engineering Explained Wouldn't have it any other way :)!
automatic upvote cuz Engineering Explained
+Denny Rachmansyah but this is for manual gearboxes
jogijxxx so should i say manual upvote using my hand and press the clutch and then upvote?
just as long as you heel & toe mate
+Denny Rachmansyah Did your computer/ECU upshift/upvote for you or did you do the upshift/upvote for yourself?
This is the best I’ve seen on heel toes. Great work keep it up!!
You're awesome man. I already knew what heel and toe is, but you explain everything so well. Thank you for the work you put in to make these quality videos
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! And thanks for watching. :)
+Engineering Explained you're welcome man!
great videos, great job done. though been a driver for quite some time, i still am able to learn new stuff here. keep up the good job!
This is the best explanation of HT i found. It taught me that ive been doing it naturally the whole time without even knowing it.
too bad takumi isn't real to demonstrate
ibrxhim MMA I just knew there was going to be an Initial D fan here :)
Ayrton Senna had a demonstration. Don't see how that's different.
He would be a good sensei
He is real in my heartu
ibrxhim MMA he does exist, his name is Keiichi Tsuchiya
Go watch some of “Best MOTORring” channel videos, you’ll see him
Great video as always, super clear. Best TH-cam channel ever!
Love it !! I thought that was a lost art. In many cases it's the only way to do a match revs downshift while hard braking. It's also nice to use when trail braking, which can get weird fast. You ought to think about prepping that Honda and joining SCCA. Solo would be fun. (is fun)
Wow, never thought this process can convert to such a theory. Thanks for the explained :)
Thank you for showing the action of you doing it. It helped me better visualize.
I am just DIGGIN this entire channel! Thank you so much!!!
Best explanation I've heard that actually makes sense, thank you 👍
Man I just type a question in TH-cam and there you are in me results with accurate information. Keep it up bro 💪
i love your videos much better than tutorials especially for a beginning driver makes me under stand stuff better
its funny. i watched a few tutorials and videos about how and why it is done, but only when you explain what is happening inside the gearbox and engine i got all my questions answered :D now i just need to practise. thanks man!
Damn this guy is very smart, and explains things in a way that I actually understand. Great job, enjoy all of your videos!
Your presentation was so well done. Thank you!
Just watch Ayrton Senna heel and toe when he was test driving the Honda NSX at Suzuka, whilst wearing loafers.
+MK3424 Video link plx
+xXUnoriginalNameXx33 literally google Ayrton Senna NSX Loafers
I was in the race where he died. So sad. He was awesome.
Totally Winning Pro Gamer Right.
Absolute legendary explanation. Thanks a million
I believe you may have meant slip ratio as opposed to slip angle in your description; slip angle is the angular difference between the heading and centerline of the tire contact patch, whereas slip ratio is the difference between vehicle and wheel speeds. Love your videos and have learned a lot from them!
Excellent explanation. Finally understood what it means.
Best explanation yet. Good work!
Very well explained. Clear and concise.
Awesome and simple explanation
Freaking amazing explanation! Like sweet music to tune out the world... thank you! This is great!
I think you always have the perfect answer
I LUVVVV Heel and toeing! Although I can't do the other way which is big and little toe downshift, don't have that kind of ankle flexibility and dexterity yet.
These explanations are awesome. Now to practice :)
Best video on the topic
best video on the topic on youtube
super clear, bravo
Lovely teaching as always keep it bro :)
very good explanation. Thanks
Dude!
All your vids are like a textbook for me wish they put you in a school's syllabi!
great vids, I have those same shoes. They are one of the most comfortable shoes I can remember.
My mother was a WAAF transport driver in WWII. She taught me to drive with the assumption that synchromesh in transmissions did not exist - which in the military vehicles she drove it didn't. She called them "crash boxes". And so ... I learned to drive matching gear ratio to engine speed. About the same time, I learned that heel and toeing was the same thing as she was doing, but just more efficient than her off and on technique. (I doubt that transport lorries were really set up for H&T in her years of service). I've been driving H&T ever since - even in docile traffic. It's just a habit. Ma was a great teacher and an impeccable driver.
Hey you did a good job explaining buddy
Great videos always!!
That was a really nice explanation man thx.
Fantastic video as always! I also happen to own the same pair of sneakers!
I learned this from wathcing Initial D, but now I know why it works!
Love ur video, good explanation.
Smooth explanation,nice!
nice this is some good stuff! keep em cming
Love all your work thanx.
Another great video!
I have cheap fat "sports" pedals so i use the technique with the example u showed "using right side of foot to hit the gas instead of heel".
Might i suggest u do a video on double clutch? How it helps align the synchros and provide better/smoother shifts. I know with modern transmissions it isnt necessary but it does make a huge difference.
The vids you make are awesome! Can you maybe explain left foot breaking.
Thanks for cool vids.
That's awesome man!!
It's interesting to note that the opposite thing happens when upshifting, but no action on the accelerator is required. Engine RPM must decrease to have a smooth match of gear ratios. By taking your foot off the accelerator, engine RPM decreases through friction.
That’s a good point
Great video. From experience though, if you don't heel and toe on a FWD car, depending on the setup and which part of a corner you do this, it can oversteer too.
Nice video!
Well done video...Thanks!!
Great video thanks
Great video. So we’ll explained.
thats the best explaination
You sir are amazing....
Great vid
This is neat. I'll have to remember it when I get a vehicle that's more than a 4 speed (almost never need to shift) pickup with no tach (gotta play everything by ear) :)
was so confused by this at first, thought it was something advanced. it's just the way you downshift when driving aggressively
Initial D helped me know about heel-toe technique.
great vid
I just turned 16 and my build on my 924 is complete (my dad and I built it) now I shall learn some initial d skillz
This question's been an itch I was never able to scratch until today.
Jason, its not car related but you should do a video on stalling hydraulics in heavy machinery , I think you would do a great visual explanation. I also would like a tee shirt!
Brilliant thanks
I've never done this technique that I am aware of while downshifting in my Corvette, which I do a lot. I down shift by taking it out of OD then go from 4th to 2nd on all turns. I don't need to slow it down to 3rd because it responds better and safer if I also use the engine to brake into the turn. I can turn at a good rate of speed by simply hitting the OD off then just simply depress the clutch and brake as I start the turn and hit the gas while I'm completing the turn to regain speed again. It's all a very fluid motion and it's like the car is turning on rails. I'm turning at a good rate of speed, yet there is no over steering or under steering while going from the brake to the gas petal. I have an older model 86 Vettte which Ive owned since 87with the 4+3 (+1) Transmission. Since it has the high performance handling package it has an extra gear ratio in first gear as well. I have raced it on the quarter mile without a line lock and was asked to race for the Joe Pisano racing team back in the 90's I'm not bragging, (well maybe just a little) but the reason they invited me to join the team was due to my skills using a manual transmission on the 1/4 mile and winning the races.
So reading about this technique was a learning experience for me. I've never been aware of it, not even sure if I have ever even unconciously done it driving any other vehicles. Interesting channel.
I have been doing this for years, but not recently BC the last manual I owned was in 2002.
Gotta love having size 10 in a dsm with pedals a fucking mile apart, I've learnt to rapidly take my foot of the brake to rev match. Gotta love Chrysler engineering.
The best thing about heel toe is being able to add in more temporary rear braking bias to help rotate the car better on slower speed tight corners with out running so much actual rear brake bias that the car is a bit scary on high speed corners.
Thank you!
Now show us how you do it so well... : )
I've had a TT two door for a decade now and still just wait till I'm done braking to blip. Though I should go out and learn to do this.
man your channel is great! i just recently started becoming more and more interested in cars (you channel is contributing to that!). i was wondering if you would be willing to do a whiteboard explanation similar to this one explaining basics of a car engine. like a "explain like im 5" type video, going over some vocabulary on parts and what they do, type stuff. i feel like i would learn a lot from that. its ok if not, still, your channel is great! :)
+Josh Biol Here ya go! :) th-cam.com/video/1p91gmhlPNo/w-d-xo.html
ayyyy this is great! thanks dude!
thanks Brother
so the idea is the same as rev matching while adding breaking to the mix? i love your channel i never had anyone to explain any of this to me in an understandable way like you do, i want to know everything now! haha could you maybe do some sort of comparison between all wheel, rear wheel and front wheel drive orientation, would be super interesting to know more, keep up the good work! :D
It also looks cool
Thanks for the perfect explanation! I'm learning h&t. Obviously, I'm not matching it perfectly all the time. Sometimes I miss the revs, and when I release the clutch, I feel a kick. It is not something catastrophic, but it feels wrong. First question, how much damage I cause to the car when I miss the revs while h&t? The second one, what is worse, when the revs too high or too low? The third one, sometimes happens that I don't have enough space ahead to let the engine slow the car after I downshifted with H&T, so I have to keep pressing the brake pedal immediately after I blipped and put the lower gear. It feels a bit rough too. Is it damaging?
One more thing, since I'm pretty slow at h&t, I'm revving high. I think sometimes it is 6k. At this point, I think I'm at a safe place because I drive a Porsche 987, and the engine is built to rev high. Anyway, is it ok to blip that high?
Wow. I just *learned*
When you brake your body wants to keep moving and if you have both your feet on the pedals, as long as you are not pushing one of them until it doesn't move anymore you are left only with the belt to keep you in place. Belts are keeping you in place but you still move quite a bit, it is not like a locking system on a rollercoaster so your feet are pushed forward. You push the brake ( not completely, you have to keep your foot up at some point ) and at the same time you push the clutch (completely). You select the lower gear and you gave a touch to throttle while braking which is okay because your left foot is pushed to the end and it is like you are standing on it so you can make any adjustments with your right foot. But while keeping that position on the brake without pushing too much or lifting too much when you take your left foot off the clutch after rev matching, until your left foot is placed somewhere fixed, your left foot is in the air your body is still trying to move forward and you are still trying to keep that sweet spot on the brake pedal with your right foot. Right there on that moment i keep screwing up. My right foot gets pushed further than i would like and end up locking up the wheels. Clutch pedals are high and they have a long travel distance pretty much in every car but i guess brake pedals differ more. It looks like your foot is on the brake but your heel is on the ground. In my experiences, i had to lift my foot off the ground in order to push the brake pedal comfortably. Can it be the reason? if not then what might be the reason? why am i falling on to the brake pedal like that? Are you keeping arms straight against the steering wheel pushing yourself back to keep yourself in place? ( steering is not comfy in that case tho ).. I am definitely doing something wrong but which one it is i couldn't figure.
outstanding
I used to drive nothing but Manual transmission cars in the 80s and 90s. i had never heard of this technique. Good to know since I'm thinking about getting a manual transmission car again (not many to choose from). But, hey, TH-cam didn't exist in the 80s and I thought myself how to drive a manual.
I practice this while the car is in stationary. I found it's difficult to use toe for pressing brake pedal and heel for pressing throttle.
So I tried different way : use heel for pressing brake pedal and toe for pressing throttle, it's easier. However, I haven't practiced in actual driving until I find safe and comfortable using my own version of heel-toe.
hey man can you please do a video on the wrx engines and talk about interesting components like the air pump and TGV and as to why they were implemented on these cars?
In defensive Driver training,
I learned that we must
break, then clutch, down sheft the gear, release the clutch.
Then we inter the corner.
Hey, can you make a video explaining 2-steps and rev limiters please!
rev limiters cut fuel from the engine. anti lag is done a few different ways. inject fuel after the exhaust but before the turbo and ignite it with a spark plug. send extra fuel into the cylinder so it gets exhausted and use the heat of the exhaust to ignite it, or change the cam timing to send unburned fuel into the exhaust and ignite.
thanks!
2 steps and anti lag are similar but not the same, a 2 step can lead to a result similar to anti lagging in turbos though. They are beneficial because it lets you build boost in a Turbo at a stand still..its used pretty commonly on Rally Cars and other turbo charged race cars, though it puts a lot of stress on the turbo. Now for N/A cars, its also beneficial because it allows you to hold the car at full throttle while still maintaining a suitable RPM for launch, based on vehicle capabilities, traction, wheel hop, etc
thanks!
I learned heal and toe driving while in a truck that didn't always idle well. Lol so i had to learn to use both the gas and the brakes when needed.
This is cool