Barton bows out

sadpanda · 01-21-2019, 08:17 PM

I contacted Barton about Camaro6 support Jan 17 about performance shifters for this platform and was told they were in the works and to check back in a month or two.

I followed up yesterday and was told Barton would NOT be releasing any shifters for this Gen Camaro.

geaux_tigerss · 01-22-2019, 06:34 AM

I'm not really surprised. We already have a pretty good short throw option with hurst (I can't imagine the market needing competition for such a niche item).

They probably assume that they won't sell enough to justify R&D costs. Not very many drive a manual transmission these days. I'm sure the installation difficulty is turning some people off of this as well.

USAFS197 · 01-23-2019, 07:58 AM

Yup, I’m not surprised either. Realistically, the only way I’d get one, is if/when I replace the clutch and the transmission is already out of the car. If anything, I wish MGW made a shifter for our cars. I’ve had their shifters in the past and they were very high quality.

sadpanda · 01-23-2019, 09:21 AM

Call me crazy but if the sole product my company makes is shifters I would be doing everything in my power to sell as many as possible... As manuals seem to be slowly dying, that would mean supporting any vehicle or platform that still has a manual transmission.

Plus, erm, they already make shifters for the TR6060 and TR-3160 on other platforms... Doesn't seem like there would be a whole lot more to do.

01-21-2019, 08:17 PM	#1
sadpanda Drives: 2014 ATS 2.0T 6MT Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: ohio Posts: 66	Barton bows out I contacted Barton about Camaro6 support Jan 17 about performance shifters for this platform and was told they were in the works and to check back in a month or two. I followed up yesterday and was told Barton would NOT be releasing any shifters for this Gen Camaro.

01-22-2019, 06:34 AM	#2
geaux_tigerss Drives: 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 740	I'm not really surprised. We already have a pretty good short throw option with hurst (I can't imagine the market needing competition for such a niche item). They probably assume that they won't sell enough to justify R&D costs. Not very many drive a manual transmission these days. I'm sure the installation difficulty is turning some people off of this as well. __________________ 2019 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4 Summit White 6" Lift, 37x13.50R24's

01-23-2019, 07:58 AM	#3
USAFS197 Drives: 2018 Audi TT RS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Navarre, Florida Posts: 1,915	Yup, I’m not surprised either. Realistically, the only way I’d get one, is if/when I replace the clutch and the transmission is already out of the car. If anything, I wish MGW made a shifter for our cars. I’ve had their shifters in the past and they were very high quality. __________________ 2018 Audi TT ▊RS 2.4X 0-60, 1.6X 60', 120+mph 1/8th, 4.XX 60-130, 150+mph traps on 255/35/18 R888R tires on the street (unprepped). 2019 Audi RS3 About as fast as the TT RS 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE Sold 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Sold 2019 Corvette Z06 Sold 2021 Charger Hellcat Redeye Widebody Sold

01-23-2019, 09:21 AM	#4
sadpanda Drives: 2014 ATS 2.0T 6MT Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: ohio Posts: 66	Call me crazy but if the sole product my company makes is shifters I would be doing everything in my power to sell as many as possible... As manuals seem to be slowly dying, that would mean supporting any vehicle or platform that still has a manual transmission. Plus, erm, they already make shifters for the TR6060 and TR-3160 on other platforms... Doesn't seem like there would be a whole lot more to do.

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