drive showers/BRAVO 1
 

Have been reading different posts on this subject. If you are not getting the white chalky stuff on your drive, should you still install a drive shower? How do you know if one is necessary. Running a 454 with 500 hp witha Bravo 1. Thanks, 88

Anything you can do to help keep the drive oil cooler will help it live longer. For the cost of a shower I would install one.

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Drive shower
 

We just did an interesting test on drive showers for FAMILY AND PERFORMANCE BOATING MAGAZINE. We had a temp gauge in the drives gear oil. In the first test we had a boat that rode low in the water at high speeds (a cruiser), this prevented the driveshaft housing from running out of the water like it would do on a performance boat. The drive remained deep in the water and was naturally cooled without much effect from the drive shower.
Our next test was on a high performance boat that ran the driveshaft housing out of the water, buy the magazine to see the results of that test. :D If you have a large boat that doesn't really get up and go it would seem by our test that the water naturally flowing over the driveshaft housing is adequate.
Anybody understand what I just said? :confused:
Sincerely
Dennis Moore
FAMILY AND PERFORMANCE BOATING MAGAZINE

Re: Drive shower
 

Anybody understand what I just said? :confused:
Sincerely
Dennis Moore
FAMILY AND PERFORMANCE BOATING MAGAZINE [/B][/QUOTE]

Buy the magazine. ;)

Yes I get it. Call Rich at Hydro Cool, his product is the nicest around and looks like a stock merc. piece but could be done in any color. He sells thousands of those things, good guy 815-282-6450

Dennis,

Sure sounds interesting. What issue (month) is the drive shower test in? thanx

ENTICER???????Is there a price and availability on this setup?
I like the idea just because you can tell if the seawater pump is putting out what it should

Kaama
 

Don't know yet, the editor hasn't decided.
Dennis

Run a bottle of Prolong in with the Merc. High Performance lube. Hot Boat did a test on it about 4 years ago and it dropped outdrive temp by 11 degrees! I run a single tube shower and No white what so ever. Better that all the other showers I've seen.