I think you will find the 30's to be the ticket. If your TG is a full cabin turn the props in.

Several tips to making drives live:
-Some slip is good, while coming on plane and flying in/out of the water the slip will "cushion" the jolt/torque on the drive.
-Come on plane easy.
-Go easy in/out of gear around docks.
-Change drive oil after 25-30 hours.

I run 4-blade lab 30's with XR uppers (Max caps), Imco 1.34 lowers on my 98 TG. In a little over 2 summers I've had to go through each drive only once.
I do run hard at times.
Good luck, enjoy it!

What power are you running and where's your speed at?

Who did your bottom? I'm seeing posts about blue printing for $1000. I was under the impression blue printing the hull was way more than that?

572 blower motors, turned down so not positive of hp, around 800-850??, flat water runs 90mph, some chop 3-5mph more on GPS.

My engine builder Rudy at Diamond Marine Performance DE did a quick fix on our pad to justify his hp. We gained an instant 6 to 7 mph and experienced way less porpoising.

Pad ?....Top Guns dont have a pad....I am interested in what he did do though ?

I have a 96 T/G with a full cabin with close to the same power
1st Motor made 796 hp @ 5250 and 880 ftLbs at 3200 rpm
2st motor made 778 hp @ 5250 and 880ftLbs at 3200 rpm
so my rpm's are lower then yours I also have Bravo XRs 1.50 and I'm on my third one
30 pitch did not work for me at all it ran 78mph @ 5300 on the rev limiters at about half throttle
now I have a set of 34s labbed bravo's running 84mph at 5300rpm on the rev limiters with about 26% slip
I also tryed a set of stock 32s from BBlades and ran 84 mph at 5300 rpm a little better slip
stock bottom with no hook and mph on gps
let me know what props you try
I'm thinking 5 or 6 blades????
Don

So what would the board suggest to use as good reliable drives? I can't afford to be washing through drives.

what drives are you thinking of that would be the strongest?

Yea...within reason. I'm not offshore racing. But I will have 800HP. I want to have reliability. I built my motors to handel 1200HP but only asking them to do 800. What drive set up would give me the same position? I'm 90% of the time in fresh lake water....so launching is not going to happen. I'm also pretty gentle getting on plane...