Drive Showers
 

Ive been looking at a drive shower for my Bravo 1 but I would like to know if they really benefit the drive much or if it just looks cool. Ive seen them with dual pickups and single...thought for my application ( which is a stock 454) the single would be fine. Thanks

I have one on my drive, and in my opinion it is a benefit to the drive.

Drive showers are worth the money. Spend it, they'll print more. :D

Well worth the money.

Well worth the money, keep those drive temps down and avoid failures. Here are some we carry here and you can check out our new site, let me know if I can further help. Thanks,

I've used drive showers now for quite a few years on several boats. These things really do work!

What drive shower would you guys recommend on a stock 94 Bravo One?

Thanks in advance!

The CP Perf single pickup cap type shower or the (I think Rex Marine) single pickup stainless steel cap type. NOT the 'halo' type tube style.
Check ou tthe CP Perf Website and the Rex site, they have good pics and detailed descriptions. You are right though, you wont need the dual pickup with stock power.

Best of luck!

Use a cap style shower and put a seperate transom pickup instead of the worthless cav plate pickups. Some bigger diameter hose and your good to go - and you know you always have flow through the shower!

I wouldn't spend my money on a cav plate pickup version...


I have a seperate pickup for my engine and IC so I use the drivepickup for my drive cooling.

Something kind of like this one? http://www.cpperformance.com/detail.aspx?ID=8982

That cap is great but stay away from the cav plate mounted pickup...

Can you point me in a direction for a good pickup?

We like the Hydro Cool II units.

Personally I have never had an issue with a cavatation plate pick up as they are an industry standard and function well unless you have an extremely high X dimasion or high angle when trimmed out.

http://www.innovativemarine.net/1050.html

We like the Hydro Cool II units.

Personally I have never had an issue with a cavatation plate pick up as they are an industry standard and function well unless you have an extremely high X dimension or high angle when trimmed out.

http://www.innovativemarine.net/1050.html

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Kirk

king cobra
 

who makes a drive shower for the omc king cobra??
or anybody got any ideas on makin my own? where to get the supplies to make ect. thanks in advance.jeff

Yes but do you really know if it works?

I can agree on that on more "normal" boats that top around 50mph but on more high perf boats I highly doubt that they work that very well. :)

The cooling of the drives is too important to taking any chances!

I have Simrek Halos with the cavitation plate pickups that have the hole in the leading edge on my boat and they work! I know this because after installing one on my previous boat, I let the wife drive while I looked over the back. Tons of water all over the drive. That's how I know they "really work".

How do you know they don't work?

My cavitation plate models work great. And I have a high x demension. They spray like crazy at 80 mph. I do not know why he is saying that?

What is the problem or issue withe the 'Halo Tube style shower' I have a set for my XR's. Curious on your opinion.

Thanks

Still waiting to hear why our working showers don't work. I need to know whether to remove them before they quit working. :)

I always thought the spray holes would be too small, that and I'd want the water to flow heavily on the top cap to cool it, as it the most important part. If any part would get hot, that I think would be it!

The Halo showers spray all over the drive sure, but it's more like splashing the drive with mist rather than dousing it with a bucket!

Halo style shower with cavitation pickups in action.

That's a great pic!
Wouldn't you want flow on your top cap though?
The stock top cap is thin and is the bit that would be prone to warpage and failure if it got to hot I would think.

That pic really does give a good idea of flow rate though, thanks! I stand somewhat soundly corrected.

I was messing around with a water proof bag for my Zi8 .. you can see the pick up really getting the water.. I have another video of the shower and yeah water is "showering" the drive:kiss:

double click

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...iveshower2.jpg

So a single shower on a B1 with over 500hp should really have two, I think mine is pretty darn basic. Boat runs 65-74.

I am interested as well, running twin alphas off a 26' currently running high 60's just missing low 70's with mild motors. Planning on repowers this winter and pushin well into the 70's, I was looking at the Halo style as well.

Curious to hear the thoughts on why this is or isn't a good choice. From what I have seen they seem to work pretty darn good.