Brian@Vossen
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Barton Industries 25% Short Throw Shifter Assembly
Alright guys so Saturday was the day I got the chance to throw in the Barton Short Shifter and boy has is made a HUGE difference (In a great way)! Install took about 3 hours (Not constantly working) for me and a friend without a lift. With a lift it would make the install 10x easier but it is possible with jack stands. The sell a really cool shift knob with the BARTON logo and the gear pattern on the top of the knob as well (Stock shift knob is also usable).
The overall feel of the shifter is 20x better than stock. The shifter is a lot more firm with the help of the solid mount on the Barton assembly and there isn't much play, it gives it more of the "Race Car" feel. About 90% of the noise from the stock shifter has been eliminated with the extra padding provided by Barton and the stock insulation. With the stock shifter I noticed that it would vibrate to the point where it was kind of annoying but with the barton shifter all you feel is very minimal vibration from the engine through the transmission case.
The 25% throw reduction in my opinion is perfect. It's not too short but definitely a noticeable improvement over stock. When shifting into gears it's solid and there is almost impossible to miss a gear once you get used to the new throws. What I noticed with my stock shifter is that before going into the gate that it seemed like something would catch for a second and then go into gear, it felt like there was some sort of notch, but with the Barton shifter the transition from each gear is smooth and solid. I've been driving around with this shifter the past 2 days and besides the exhaust, this is definitely one of my favorite upgrades thus far. I highly recommend this product to any mustang owner because the money is definitely worth it. It's a solid upgrade and Barton provides a quality product.
Alright guys so Saturday was the day I got the chance to throw in the Barton Short Shifter and boy has is made a HUGE difference (In a great way)! Install took about 3 hours (Not constantly working) for me and a friend without a lift. With a lift it would make the install 10x easier but it is possible with jack stands. The sell a really cool shift knob with the BARTON logo and the gear pattern on the top of the knob as well (Stock shift knob is also usable).
The overall feel of the shifter is 20x better than stock. The shifter is a lot more firm with the help of the solid mount on the Barton assembly and there isn't much play, it gives it more of the "Race Car" feel. About 90% of the noise from the stock shifter has been eliminated with the extra padding provided by Barton and the stock insulation. With the stock shifter I noticed that it would vibrate to the point where it was kind of annoying but with the barton shifter all you feel is very minimal vibration from the engine through the transmission case.
The 25% throw reduction in my opinion is perfect. It's not too short but definitely a noticeable improvement over stock. When shifting into gears it's solid and there is almost impossible to miss a gear once you get used to the new throws. What I noticed with my stock shifter is that before going into the gate that it seemed like something would catch for a second and then go into gear, it felt like there was some sort of notch, but with the Barton shifter the transition from each gear is smooth and solid. I've been driving around with this shifter the past 2 days and besides the exhaust, this is definitely one of my favorite upgrades thus far. I highly recommend this product to any mustang owner because the money is definitely worth it. It's a solid upgrade and Barton provides a quality product.
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