Ken it looks good. My shift ball shipped and will arrive by next weekend.
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PJWANNABE said:1. The shfit boot doesn't fit on the shaft (it is riding up near the ball). Apparently there is a spacer on the top of the boot for the stock ball shifter which makes it incompatible (a point noted on the Barton web site but not FRPP). I need to call FRPP Monday to see what I or they can do about it.
F.D. Sako said:Darren's photo shows the boot fitting fine, maybe he can help you with that one.
PJWANNABE said:Barton notes on their site that the alumiminum shift ball is not compatible which I had, so I am not sure if the Boss comes with the standard GT boot or the 401A boot.
Darren, did you have to do any modification to get your boot to fit properly? I have about a 1" plastic spacer a the top of the boot that will prevent the adapter from screwing down far enough to screw on the ball (I haven't tried it myself yet but that is what the dealer tech told me).
DGRacing said:Nope. The boot fit...errr...like a glove. I checked this morning it's snug.
Also, after two hard sessions (145mph+) at VIR, I have not had one bad shift or lockout. I did heavy braking hard shifts from 5th to 4th while rev matching and also without rev matching (but only in the correct speed range) to see how it can deal on under different conditions. I also did a couple 5th to 3rd rev matched shifts while heavy braking. All was ok.
Standard 400A interior had wide based knob and boot, 401A premium GT and 500A Boss have the tinin aluminum stem below the ball. Different boots, GT500 boot Alcantara, works with the Boss knob too. I have my 401A boot available if anyone needs one.PJWANNABE said:Looking at the Barton installation video again it looks like the standard GT shift boot is wider at the top. They probably had to make it narrower for the aluminum shft ball shifter. It looks like I need to order the other one (only a $30 or so dollar part so no biggie).
Glad to hear the shifter performance on the track was good.
steveespo said:Standard 400A interior had wide based knob and boot, 401A premium GT and 500A Boss have the tinin aluminum stem below the ball. Different boots, GT500 boot Alcantara, works with the Boss knob too. I have my 401A boot available if anyone needs one.
Steve
steveespo said:Yes, sorry to confuse you, the boss uses the same boot as the 401A GT.
Steve
PJWANNABE said:Looks great, Rick. 8) I love mine (and the shifter too). I called Ford Racing and sent them pictures and they are looking into the boot thing. The spacer in my boot feels like it would never fit over the shaft, so I'll see what they say.
NFSBOSS said:I'm using the Alcantara boot from the GT500 and it works fine.
DGRacing said:Cool. Hopefully you get it all resolved.
I've been slamming this shifter hard under WOT and it's holding steady. It's just a stop-gap until I dump the tranny and clutch later but I will abuse it enough before then. It's sturdy.
Justin said:anyone buy one that had a MGW and prefer it over the MGW?