How I Heel Toe Downshift (MkV GTI)

[@DoctaM3]

V very cool instructional video. You should do more of these.

[@AYPOD]

The only problem for me is to maintain the same pressure on the break pedale while touching the gas with the left part of your shoe , i suddenly break to hard at that moment because i try to reach for the gas pedal by going a bit more in with my shoe and cant get the balance then xD

[@IgnitionTube]

EditorsBay just need to practice more! Practice revving while in a parking lot and focus on keeping even pressure on the brakes

[@AYPOD]

ok , ill try that :) thanks mate

[@professionalhater2211]

@@AYPOD you got it yet?

[@markoskatsaros8441]

Any luck rev matching yet ?

[@Mr420Dankbudz]

this is the only thing I've yet to master in my brz!

[@mbrunnme]

People like you make KZbin great. Thanks for such a clear and thorough explanation!

[@Jack-cu7rl]

great video, really nicely put together

[@IgnitionTube]

Jack Newman thanks Jack!

[@calpitruzzello3544]

Just got my first car, it's standard, this video is great timing😂

[@IgnitionTube]

Cal P. Perfect!!!

[@INumba1Stunna]

I loveee the pedals in the MK5 GTI. Not only do they just look nice, the placement is just perfect. The gas and brake are close, love it. Nice video. I never thought the GTI would've been such a fun car to drive.

[@keeganmarsh6962]

Awesome video!!! Loved the different camera angles, very helpful.

[@IgnitionTube]

+Keegs M glad you enjoyed!!!

[@Valgrind850]

That was really helpful after only owning a manual for only 2 weeks, you should make more of these

[@joshlaw354]

Any tips on keeping steady breaks pressure? I have the same car and pedals and find it difficult to reach the gas unless a significant amount of brake is used

[@tommy4862]

Just bought my 6th gen manual GTI recently and I always had a problem I braked too hard when I was trying to rev match while braking. Thanks for this man, great video :)

[@kentcharlemagnejr.6867]

This is such a clear vid thank you! Just bought my 2019 GTI SE last week 6 speed and I've barely driven stick before but I really wanted one. I'm okay with everything else but this and this made it seem so much easier than i thought. Can't wait to go out and try it tomorrow!

[@cameronraeside9098]

This video was so good man! Really helpful for heel toeing!

[@IgnitionTube]

Cameron Raeside thanks dude!

[@fkporsche1]

Very good instruction video! 👍🏻👍🏻 your demonstration on foot position make it easy to understand, indeed. Good advice, start practicing in a empty parking lot. Cheers 🦅🦅🇺🇸

[@BlakesGarage]

Great shoes for this Eli LOL! But I do this too in work boots on my way to work.

[@IgnitionTube]

Blake's Garage thanks Blake!!

[@cebastienlarochelle8182]

I tried it with my mk6 jetta but i’ll try the way you are doing. I was trying to hold the brakes with the foot, and blip the throttle with the heel like in my good ol’ subaru!

[@Zillamp3z]

Cheers for delivering man! I hate the ramp style throttle pedals in these cars, traditional pedals are so much better imo. Gonna try this!

[@IgnitionTube]

Leoxn I really like the floor mounted gas pedal!

[@angelramos4788]

Yeah I hate it too takes away extra foot space, sometimes I'll wonder why my car feels slow then notice my foots toward the bottom of the huge pedal so even though I'm pushing with my foot it's not going anywhere. I know that's my fault but that wouldn't happen with a regular pedal lol

[@TheDefectorUMP]

you are a legend bro

[@IgnitionTube]

TheDefectorUMP no, you are!

[@amendippanesar]

Heal toe is great for your transmission prolongs any problems

[@linkincr17]

Amen Panesar Only if you do it right.

[@silvercrown88]

Yes! it "Heal" the transmission from all its sickness! 😉

[@fkporsche1]

👍🏻👍🏻 I watched your great instruction video a few times! Want to use the side of my foot for revving the gas pedal while using the ball of my right foot to apply pressure on braking. It seems to me that's more difficult. I would like to achieve this technique. For now, I could use the ball of my foot for braking while blipping the gas pedal with my heel. It works! but I am going to try the side of my foot method which I preferred. Cheers 🦅🦅🇺🇸

[@valdis6088]

well in winter,especialy if theres snow,you kinda have to brake with gears on so your dont slide by not just using the brake,but in summer,spring,I ussaly brake for example to the stop sign in free gear and just with breaks and to traffic lights,but gas pedal is deeper than the brakes,so i wouldt beable to do it

[@BeattyBros]

You did a really great job on this vid Eli

[@IgnitionTube]

Beatty Bros thank you!!

[@carlosorozco4786]

Great video Eli! I'll practice once I get my Alfa running!

[@IgnitionTube]

Carlos Orozco 👌🏻👌🏻

[@ieatpoza]

thanks, i was wondering how people do this on a floor hinged gas pedal. the sneakers i own are pretty narrow, do you think it would be easier to switch to a regular sneaker? im gonna go and practice now.

[@DANIEL3351]

THANKS!!! damn, I know it was VERY EASY to to what this guy did but I always took it so literally, and if you have a VW you can sympathize with me that the brake pedal is waaaay to infront from the gas pedal making this "heel and toe" technique somewhat impossible, never thought I could've done it like this LOL, thank brooo

[@TheMasongtre]

I have a MK5 and the problem I have is the rev hang when I'm in the higher RPM's up shifting.

[@lun7n]

MasonChuu slide that clutch in

[@RedcatCrawler]

Great vid! Heel toe is an art and you are an artist, my friend 👍🏼Also, have you thought about doing jet tags? I think it would be a cool addition to your online store. Just a thought 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@scania5846]

Hey bro, just a question about hill and toe shifting in 2 of 3 speeds whether to keep the clutch lower or higher or depends on 3 speeds how much it moves because at lower revs you need to keep the clutch lower and shorter

[@theghstguy]

Great video, I'll for sure be trying this

[@IgnitionTube]

Insanity Sock awesome!

[@user-kc5sj5pu4d]

you didn't respond me in the last video so I'll ask you again: With all your mods on this wonderful car. What is your 0-60 mph and quarter mile? I am just curious. I want to buy a mk5 gti as my first car and modify it similarly to yours. I want to know what to expect.

[@IgnitionTube]

Arthur Negosanu they are irrelevant. If you want a straight line car don't buy a GTI

[@adrianhazzard6665]

Arthur Negosanu what Eli said. If you're looking for 0-60, which is pointless, as in gear acceleration is far more important, then don't get a GTI. Go for an Evo/Scooby. If you get a GTI, get an edition 30 with the KO4 turbo. Suspension, tyres, brakes, remap.

[@TheZane03]

What camera and lens are you using?! The video quality is nice

[@IgnitionTube]

TheZane03 I have a video on camera gear

[@10babiscar]

I have a mk6 golf with a similar pedal setup but I find the accelerator pedal is to deep compared to the brake to heel toe, do you have any ideas on how to raise it?

[@eddiesegal5541]

coming back from that recent construction site you have been working at?

[@garrisonr77]

I have an 8P Audi A3 (which is mechanically identical to the Mk5 GTI, same pedals as well) and I have some trouble with heel-toeing in regular driving situations. In our cars, the gas pedal sits deeper in the pedal box than the brake, and when lightly braking, it's sometimes just too far away to reach, without slipping off the brakes. Under more aggressive braking, of course, it's fine and dandy. Is this anything you had to get around with your Mk5? I currently just rev-match for most of my driving, unless I'm on the brakes enough to heel-toe, but it would be nice to be able to heel-toe in traffic when coming to a stop light, without feeling like I'm slamming on the brakes.

[@IgnitionTube]

garrisonr77 that's what I'm doing in this video my friend. It's about playing with where you position your foot! Do it in a parking lot before doing it on the road

[@bignatec1000]

The pedals in my car are awkwardly spaced. The brake is higher than the gas so I have to turn my foot. Even doing that, it's still hard to reach both.

[@l2icksta]

Are u blipping the throttle when ure passing through neutral or when u engage the gear?

[@TheRickeMovies]

Do you still double clutch? I see you do it sometimes and sometimes you just rev in the middle of the shift which isn't that great for the transmission right?

[@IgnitionTube]

TheRickeMovies I never double clutch in this video, or in real life. Not necessary for modern manual transmissions.

[@TheRickeMovies]

So you rev it while the clutch is down? That means your'e wearing out the clutch prematurely?

[@IgnitionTube]

TheRickeMovies no, it only wears the clutch if it is partially engaged

[@appleman812]

do you blip before clutch in shift or vise versa

[@JohnnyMacaw]

blip at the same time you hit the clutch while downshift to lower gear

[@WilderAudio]

Nice! Always wondering what Heel toe meant. Thanks!

[@IgnitionTube]

Ryan Garvey you got it!

[@OfficalDogeTactical]

thank you so much ! this is the only video that's worked for me

[@JR14Channel]

Hey maybe we can meet up one of these days. I'm based out of NYC and I'm looking to meet and collaborate with some of my favorite KZbinrs. Would you be interested you live upstate don't you?

[@IgnitionTube]

JR14 hey JR, shoot me a DM on Instagram @IgnitionTubeYT and comment once you've sent it!

[@JR14Channel]

IgnitionTube hey I just sent a DM your way

[@colbyhall1989]

If you are ever in the Austin TX area I have a MK5 R32 for you to hoon/ review.

[@IgnitionTube]

Colby Hall awesome!

[@Haiasiriku]

this is really difficult with a floor hinged throttle...

[@victorgomez5445]

Imma try this later today

[@IgnitionTube]

Victor Gomez practice practice!

[@7viewerlogic670]

Great video!

[@Tact-Mack0397]

Super stocked on this video man

[@IgnitionTube]

Mackenzie Yarbough thanks man!!

[@Pethaho]

i like your shoes

[@IsrarKhan-yw8zy]

i just have one question....WHAT ARE THOOOOOOOOOSE!!?

[@IgnitionTube]

+Israr Khan boots

[@madoka8372]

thats such a stale meme

[@jesislock1923]

TY

[@DharshanRasiah]

that camera rig tho!

[@adrianhazzard6665]

Great vid my man

[@IgnitionTube]

adrian hazzard thanks Adrian!

[@sirmsft]

how many rpms should you rev up?? is 2000rpms-3000rpms good?

[@BlakesGarage]

To the RPM that is equivalent of the next gear. Example 3rd Gear 4K RPM if the difference between gears is 1K RPM the blip 1K RPM more to 5K and release the clutch.

[@sirmsft]

gotcha thx man currently sitting in a parking lot practicing

[@Therealspunjbob]

Good video

[@Dan_Mk2]

I need to practice that !

[@IgnitionTube]

DanMk2 yes!!

[@onasazi]

Thanks for the great video!

[@carbsboost6470]

great vídeo!

[@IgnitionTube]

carbs & boost thanks!!

[@T0198]

The only problem is that my passat cuts off the power if brake is applied...

[@jaschannel5621]

nice video man keep it up

[@ghostware6057]

as someone new to cars and especially driving stick, can someone explain why downshifting to first is non-optimal?

[@omarsanchez7599]

If you're approaching a stop sign. Why would you want to downshift to first ? It's a big waste of time.

[@Marv.944]

awesome

[@gio8669]

Original exhaust?

[@noorsingh1888]

Yo I accident put a full tank of regular gas is that bad?

[@noorsingh1888]

I have the same car

[@kazsiddique1]

nice video from down under :)

[@jadenfreeman357]

Hey Eli, what radar detector do you use?

[@IgnitionTube]

Jaden Freeman passport 9500ix

[@juliomendez2501]

so cool

[@Marathonillcams]

Thanks!

[@IgnitionTube]

itsBrandon cheers!

[@FirstnameLastname-ni9uh]

Your pedals are easy to do mine is a bad

[@drycube2]

I can neither confirm nor deny the benefits of heal-toeing, but what I can say is, I don't truly get it. I've had about 4 Manuel transmission cars and have never performed this heal-toeing and I have never-never, had any transmission or clutch problems with any of my cars, which were all different makes and models. I don't take my cars to the track either, but I will say, if it works for some people, have at it. It may provide a smoother ride, I guess, but as for all of these other mechanical problems people are speaking of, I must have been awfully damn lucky. Good video though.

[@killswitch0102]

First guy who watched the whole video

[@bg_stinger5398]

Can you heel toe on a diesel car?

[@IgnitionTube]

Yes any manual transmission!

[@kevinpena4357]

amazing thanks for the great vids!!!

[@IgnitionTube]

Kevin Pena thanks for the compliment!

[@Sorceo]

if my car dont have clutch, still can do it?

[@dntlkdwn1602]

Tengku Zarul no

[@BETTER.ART.]

Lmao

[@keyonas7675]

Please sell those sweatshirts!!! 😍👌🏼

[@baranUtube]

I just rev match and it works pretty good and sounds like porn

[@OhhDaxii]

first

[@IgnitionTube]

+OhhDaxii congrats, you didn't even watch the video. 0 out of 10.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

thrashing the hell out of your car, dude. find a girlfriend and just drive the car like a normal person. plus, those boots are silly for a manual car. unsafe as hell.

[@jv6miata]

Personally I drive better when I’m wearing bigger shoes. To each their own