Barton gt350 shifter

I saw that Barton has released a new shifter for the gt350. I was hoping one of you members might be a guinea pig and install one and give us your review. Better yet, someone who has a MGW shifter already, and is willing to get the Barton and do a comparison. Any takers?

FordLifer said:

I saw that Barton has released a new shifter for the gt350. I was hoping one of you members might be a guinea pig and install one and give us your review. Better yet, someone who has a MGW shifter already, and is willing to get the Barton and do a comparison. Any takers?

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Sure. What’s your cc#

MrCincinnati said:

Sure. What’s your cc#

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I laughed.

Demonic said:

I laughed.

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Me to. Plus I have a MGW shifter and love it. There is no way I'm going to spend the money to install this one in place of that "just to see how it is" for comparison sake.

Kinda asking for a lot in a first post Fordlifer...

Tank said:

Kinda asking for a lot in a first post Fordlifer...

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He must have heard we're a nice group of guys.

Looking over their shifters, the Mustang GT shifter looks like a nice design, especially with the ability to swap cartridges for different throw lengths. Their GT350 shifter however looks to be the same design as the factory shifter but instead made out of cnc'd steel and aluminum. I'm wondering if they did that because they didn't want to try to redesign the whole pivot point the way MGW did.

Demonic said:

He must have heard we're a nice group of guys.

Looking over their shifters, the Mustang GT shifter looks like a nice design, especially with the ability to swap cartridges for different throw lengths. Their GT350 shifter however looks to be the same design as the factory shifter but instead made out of cnc'd steel and aluminum. I'm wondering if they did that because they didn't want to try to redesign the whole pivot point the way MGW did.

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Do you have a link to the Barton shifter? I cant find it on their web site

JCSIX13 said:

Do you have a link to the Barton shifter? I cant find it on their web site

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https://bartonshifters.com/shop?olsFocus=false&olsPage=products/barton-gt350-shifter-2015-18&page=3

I think their website navigation path is a bit messed up. The GT350 shifter only appears in the Mustang/Shelby products if you navigate to it in the right order on the site.

You are right, I am asking a lot. Unfortunately for me I get some great feedback for upgrades from you guys. I read about all your installs and pitfalls and then decide if I am going to do it. I figured sooner or later somebody would be installing the new Barton shifter, and after reading about some of the issues with vibration from some members on the MGW, I was hoping somebody would have installed a Barton by now and share how they like it. I may be new to posting, but I have been reading this forum for many years. I have tracked my car twice now at the Ridge in Washington, and my biggest issue is with the shifter.

FordLifer said:

You are right, I am asking a lot. Unfortunately for me I get some great feedback for upgrades from you guys. I read about all your installs and pitfalls and then decide if I am going to do it. I figured sooner or later somebody would be installing the new Barton shifter, and after reading about some of the issues with vibration from some members on the MGW, I was hoping somebody would have installed a Barton by now and share how they like it. I may be new to posting, but I have been reading this forum for many years. I have tracked my car twice now at the Ridge in Washington, and my biggest issue is with the shifter.

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FWIW, I've had zero vibration issues with my MGW.

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Maybe you be the guinea pig on this one?

Demonic said:

https://bartonshifters.com/shop?olsFocus=false&olsPage=products/barton-gt350-shifter-2015-18&page=3

I think their website navigation path is a bit messed up. The GT350 shifter only appears in the Mustang/Shelby products if you navigate to it in the right order on the site.

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Wait...that says it keeps the backup camera working. Does the MGW shifter cause you to lose backup camera functionality, or is this the equivalent of claiming a steak is gluten free?

Minn19 said:

FWIW, I've had zero vibration issues with my MGW.

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Same here...many other things vibrate in this car, but not the MGW

FordLifer said:

You are right, I am asking a lot. Unfortunately for me I get some great feedback for upgrades from you guys. I read about all your installs and pitfalls and then decide if I am going to do it. I figured sooner or later somebody would be installing the new Barton shifter, and after reading about some of the issues with vibration from some members on the MGW, I was hoping somebody would have installed a Barton by now and share how they like it. I may be new to posting, but I have been reading this forum for many years. I have tracked my car twice now at the Ridge in Washington, and my biggest issue is with the shifter.

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What is your issue specifically ? Got it that almost any oem shifter can be improved, but the GT350 shifter is decent enough for most that almost all keep it stock....so ?

While I do not have a aftermarket shifter I am quiet happy with the stock shifter.
If I was in the market for a shifter though I would choose the MGW since it is extremely well designed and MGW offers great support! My only issue with MGW is that I like the stock reverse lockout and not the push down feature of the MGW thats why I never purchased it.

The barton like what others have said seems to be a more robust billet stock shifter with a different pivot point and shorter handle similar to the ford performance drop in unit. I think it will be somewhat stiff to shift especially when the temps are cold and trans fluid is cold.

I am sure its a improvement but I would be very concerned about vibrations and buzzing with this unit. But who knows it may be a awesome unit as well hopefully someone gives it a try.