Bravo Gimals dont break wow since when.
I break # 6 Gimbals.
Dont get me wrong I love private and new design,see Karl Kiekfier,Wiesman all great ideas bought up by Merc.

Whats the worst that can happen? Gimbal breaks thats rated 500hp and you endup died cause with 1400HP you will be hauling a**.The attourneys will be standing in line,the best part is The head lines read Another Power Boat Fatality.

I will stand by my first post 1500 drive= 1500 Gimbal
Thats why #6 Gimals cost more than the drive.

The X Drive is a unique drive and will have a specific market, The drive has now been tested with 1400hp for over 1000 hours with no failure, Bill said the drive does not even require a cooler as the oil never gets hot enough, It takes only 10 hp off the engines hp, vs. a 6 which takes 70-80hp, the drive is 150lbs lighter each, It is also being designed on a 6 gimbal as well, We are getting a pair for my 40 Skater, we will be pushing them to the extreme with over 1100hp/side, will let you guys know how it performs, price has not been finalized yet

Building the drive to work on a 6 gimbal sounds like a better way to go,on most boats the bravo hp gimbal can handle 600-700hp pretty safely but with 1000-1400hp seems very risky,I have seen a lot of bravo gimbals break and some have caused bad accidents,or even better yet have them offer their own gimbal rated for the same hp as there drive

can you say DRY SUMP 6 Jim ????? Are you still running Slugs herings ???

Aren't there a couple of aftermarket upgraded Bravo Gimbals out there now?

Yes but no comparison to #6, Its not just the size and pins its the design size and angle of the steering and trim rams.

I understand, but my hope is to come up with something that upgrades a bravo, I can't hang # 6s off the back of my rig.

Runnin hot, Slugs were not Herings,16.5x36 Mercs and they were too small, boat needs 17x 38 Herings . boat is going thru major rentivation this winter, alot of cool things including replacing canopy's with windshield

No worrys your running Ford lack of Power>>
Just yanking ya chain I think imco makes a Hd Gimbal for bravo set up.

Imco makes their heavy duty gimbal,it's not cheap though and max machine works is offering the stainless gimbal rings that chad hill was selling except they actually re-machine it to fit without cobbling for about 1100$,Smitty