aftermarket shif knob?

[Norm Peterson]

I've heard bad things about the Barton from others on other forums. But this being first manual I've owned I don't know much about shifters but heard about short throw shifters throughout the years.

I have no experience with Barton either, but in general all short-throw shifters tend to exaggerate however much notchiness is present . . . not a good thing, really.


Norm

 

[xeninworx]

Seems to me it wouldn't be hard at all to fabricate a short extension piece above the hex nut shown and the shift knob proper.

I did that for the MGW I installed in my '08, and it made a huge difference in reduced notchiness. Being closer to the steering wheel was a nice side benefit.


Norm


Norm

This is what I had on my 2006 Civic Si. I agree about it feeling better closer to the steering wheel. Had I not sold the Civic for the Mustang I was going to buy a Hybrid Racing shifter.

 

[Lime1Gt]

If you have a leather covered shift knob now switching to a resin or aluminum one you will loose any cushioning from the softness of the leather. I have some repetitive impact gun damage in my hands from years of use and I definitely could feel extra pain on hard shifting with my Hurst shifter resin knob on my now gone 05. My 17 has the leather knob and I find it much more forgiving. Then again I haven't missed a shift since installing a Blowfish Racing Bracket for an OEM shifter.

 

[Bderrick]

Although I have an s197, I got the cue ball round shift knob white with blue graphics from CJ Pony parts and it looks and feels great.

https://www.cjponyparts.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?p=1&q=Shift+knob

 

[gray2014gt]

Who has the best price on mgw and Barton shifters?

 

[thirwin]

I was having headers and tune done so i had the guys at the shop put my new mgw shifter in and it makes a lot of difference in my enjoyment of driving the car. Gives shifting a much more precise feel, and it’s much easier. I would recommend getting one for sure.

 

[michaelm811]

No one has mentioned Hurst shifter. Are they not in the running? Is the quality not there anymore? They used to be the go to shifter back in the day.

 

[TRC51]

Before I had bought my Barton, I had "heard bad things".... But that was some time ago. I would bet a lot of the bad press had to do more with the other idiosyncrasies of the tr3650 and setup than the shifter. I actually really liked the tall handle of the hurst and would consider it knowing what I know now (which isn't much).

 

[Charly]

I have a Hurst shifter in my 07 GT, tight shifter and you know when you hit the gear, no question about hitting the gate, you can literally, make a shift with your arm on the arm rest and a flick to the wrist.

 

[Midlife Crises]

When I had a 3650 I used the MGW adjustable shifter set to about mid point and it is definitely a solid shifter. Better than the Tri-ax and Hurst by far.