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Performance Pedals

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Main Forum' started by MJ225, Jun 14, 2009.

  1. MJ225

    MJ225 New Member

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    Sorry for the noobie question, but are all pedals build to some standard size? Can I just pick any performance replace pedals and put them in myself? Thanks.
     
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    I guess when you're drifting with your Prius you really need a good foothold on the pedals?
     
  3. shawnb2

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    I'm hoping you're just speaking of pedals for the appearance to make it look more sporty? You realize this is a Prius right? To each his own I guess. I'm sure there are pedal covers out there that will work. Not like it's any different from any other automatic car when it comes to pedals.
     
  4. Rokeby

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    A note of caution here.

    While I don't have a Gen III, what I see in my Gen II suggests that
    adding a generic pedal appearance set may not be a good thing. Not
    really bad or unsafe, just not good if you're looking for good-2-high
    MPGs.

    On the Gen II:
    * The "go-pedal," accelerator, and its supporting arm are a single,
    hard, smooth (one might even say slippery), light weight plastic
    casting without a covering pad.
    * The brake pedal and its supporting arm is a unitized single metal
    piece with a soft, somewhat sticky rubber covering pad.

    (Could one of the Fortunate Few Gen III owners check what the current
    arrangement is?)

    Why does the brake pedal get a protective pad, but not the go-pedal?

    I suspect it has to do with the very small pedal movement that we use
    to move between blue arrow regen, no arrow glide, and yellow arrow
    electric drive. The go-pedal/shoe combination is the interface between
    the demi-intelligence of the HSD and the assumed higher intelligence
    of the operator. It is probably a near-slippery smooth surface for a
    purpose and making it thicker and stickier may add some static at the
    interface, as when some posters have experienced that wearing heavy
    winter boots nets them lower FE/MPGs... just a thought.

    Automotively speaking this is a case of, What is purportedly good for
    the goose (non-Prii), is not necessarily anticipatibly good for the
    gander (our beloved Prii).