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Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4238685)

Mike did a lot of testing .. one of the test was just what you describe...I wish I knew how to post a pdf. file but i don`t.
Here is a few excerpts:

In conclusion"
Drive it like you stole and the Drive Guardian will do the rest :D

one of the quotes say max input rating of 1160 ft-lbs, do you know where they got that info? is that what a 600 SCi makes? Wonder what the max is for a Bravo X Diesel drive. I got about 700 hours on my drives and no issues but I have been increasing the power of the Yanmars a bit at a time, I wonder what my limit is?

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Originally Posted by pstorti (Post 4239150)

The quote references the published maximum torque rating for a #6 drive which is 1160ft-lbs. You can find the torque ratings on the Mercury Racing website.

GF?

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Originally Posted by TeamSaris (Post 4239122)

The first set of pictures is our pinion gear from 2013, it has 3 races on it. No Drive Guardian.
The second set of pics is the pinion from this year, same side, same drive. 5 races with the Drive Guardian. I assure you we ran just as hard, coming second in points and winning another World Championship. Same props, same engines. It does have some wear, hence the sheen to it, but no big dents or dings from impact like the first one. Fantastic results.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...psa52be8fe.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...psd152d448.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps28d08862.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps02172db1.jpg

Second set

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...ps98604e6a.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...psa6ed8822.jpg
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...psc53506a2.jpg

Happy to snap some more if needed.

That's impressive, you didn't put bores magic oyel in there did you? Jk

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Originally Posted by sbracing (Post 4221134)

We run into that when racing in calm water. The prop breaks free and grabs again before I can pull back on the throttles. Now, with the DriveGuardian, I don't worry about it. In the big water, you have some time to pull back, but with the DG, we have the confidence that if I miss we are protected.

As a follow up to our experience with the Drive Guardian system, we just had our drive opened up and inspected by Jason Saris at Saris Racing Engines/Performance Marine and the internals of the drive show nothing but normal wear. Can't say that for our drive before we began running the Drive Guardian. Wouldn't race without it now.

Drive Guardian- "Throttle it like you stole it!"
We wouldnt race without them either

The quality and build tolerances of these units are unreal. Well beyond normal marine spec.
The prototypes where jewels. The production ones are state of art.
Price does reflect the quality.

Any recent info on the DG? If I end up keeping my boat I'm thinking of installing a DG over the winter.

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Originally Posted by Dave M (Post 4354472)

Any recent info on the DG? If I end up keeping my boat I'm thinking of installing a DG over the winter.

Have they figured a way to produce them for less money? I know the product is somewhat in its infancy but now is the time to provide cost savings if you plan to sell them to the masses.

I think the pricing is fair. Whats a gearset cost these days for an XR? 1 little gearset can be almost as much as a drive guardian assembly. Id put the two products in my hands and see which one feels more valuable lol.

Sad when car and truck ring and pinions are a few hundo.