Porsche 944 Turbo: Rennline racing pedals installed

One thing on the 951 that has bugged me from the start is the pedal spacing.  After four years of fast & easy rev-matching downshifts with the Lancer Ralliart and the Evo 8 before it, I was finding it almost impossible to even attempt the same on this car.  Hoping to remedy this, I went all out at Pelican Parts and got the black powdercoated pedal set with rubber grips, and even got the full heel-toe accelerator pedal extension which attaches from behind.

These 1/4" aluminum pieces are sturdy and well-finished and they come with all of the hardware you need for an easy installation.  Or so I thought.

I started with the dead pedal since it'd be the easiest -- just pre-drill 3 holes and drive in self-tapping screws.  Unfortunately the fittment isn't so good in my car because my undercarpet padding is fairly thick, and in searching discussion forums out there I've found that I'm not at all alone.  I eventually managed to get it firmly attached by pushing extremely hard against the pedal before setting the holes, using an automatic center punch (don't even think about installing this set without one) a million times on each hole, and using 1 1/4" self-tapping auto trim screws from a hardware store, which are about twice as long as the ones supplied with the kit (and still a real stretch to get them to bite).

Next up I did the accelerator pedal, which was a cinch.  I popped out all of the rubber pads temporarily so I could find the best holes to screw through, and used a strip of double-sided tape to temporarily mount the pedal while I carefully marked the holes with a silver paint pen (infinitely easier to see than a sharpie against a black pedal).  For alignment I just lined up the right side of the new pedal against the old.  The stocker is plastic, so drilling & screwing through it was easy, and you can see where I put the screws in the photo.

The brake pedal was next, so I could get it lined up nicely relative to the accelerator.  The Rennline instructions suggest doing the brake & clutch before the accelerator, but you should give it some thought of your own before starting the whole project.  Though I'm a big fan of symmetry, I ended up going for a staggered pattern of two mounting bolts, with the pedal overlay shifted a little to the left of center.

On the clutch pedal, I did two bolts right down the middle, which put the new pedal as far left as I could go with it, so my long legs don't have to twist quite so far inward to reach.

The feel with the new setup?  Outstanding!  I can heel-toe (actually more like side-of-the-heel-roll) shift now!  The start of the installation was a pain, but wow, it was worth it.