Educate me on drive showers please
 

I am looking for a top cap style drive shower for a bravo. I did all my homework and came to the conclusion of an innovative marine shower but they are out of business. Next I came up with an "its cool" shower by rex and that was shot down. Iv been trying to order one from them for a year and keep getting told that they are out of stock. Yesterday, after trying to order one again, they not only say out of stock but also they don't even know of they will get any this year! Thanks Rex! What would be a good top cap style? I heard billet marine but can't find anything on them.

Thanks in advance!

How about an Imco or something that is readily available

I just purchased 2 Hardin Marine "Sport Techs" from CP Performance, I am really happy with them $129 each

I was thinking that route maybe???

Has anyone tried the beefier billet top cap that also has water running through it? It essentially adds strength and is a drive shower? I'm pretty interested to hear some feedback on these type. Thanks!

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but those Hardin showers don't put the water anywhere it should be. I bought a set and had someone drive my boat as I looked over the back. The water was shooting straight thru the cap and hitting the top of the bell housing. I even called Hardin to discuss my findings and at that time they didn't really care about my findings. I can only hope that they redisigned them to actually work.


The reason for a drive shower is to cool the housing thus cooling the gear oil. I have tried many gear oils over the years and have found one that I think is the best out there. How do I know ??? Because it comes out of the drive almost the same color as it went in. Cannot say that about any other ones I tried.

The gear oil I run is called NEO 75W90RHD. Expensive stuff but it works. So my point is start with a top notch gear oil that runs cool and keeps the heat down by minimizing friction.

take a look at the teague drive showers, the water actually sprays right on the top bearing. the cap style showers actually hold the heat in and dont spray directly where the cooling is needed.

I agree about the oil and have heard very good things about Neo!

The billet cap that I was referring to is an actual cap. It replaces your existing cap and it is beefier and has water running through the actual cap. I haven't shopped much but right now the only one that I see being made is by wags engineering. I think billet marine and someone else use to make it as well!

Yes the Wags cap looks like a nice piece. Pricey but prob worth it in the end for cooling and for strength. The other thing that is important is to switch from bolts to studs to hold any top cap down.

Also when changing a top cap, it is important to measure the depth and flatness of the race seat, to make sure you don't change the setup when adding the new cap, and compare it to the depth on the old cap.

Has anyone tried the top cap/cooler? Wondering what people think?

This! I've been waiting to see or hear anything more then what is posted on the classified ad for it.

Nobody with experience on the bigger top cap with water running through it? Looking for some feedback.
Thanks in advance.

I've been running the older version of the Rex Marine Flex Hose design for years, and am very happy.

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what do you guys think about this style of drive shower ?

http://www.driveshowers.com/

I have one of their first versions on a Bravo, works well.

Me too, I agree.

I been running one of the flexible hose Rex Marine style for a few years with just a stock cap, so far so good. 200 hrs and the thrust bearing shows no sign of heat stress and the oil is never smoked when I change it.

I've had to clean weeds and junk out of the pickup a few times, that's about it.

-K

I purchased the billet caps from wags last year. So far so good. They are pricey, but quality hardware. here's the link wagsengineering.com
I also run the NEO oil.