bravo III and 500efi

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03-04-2009 | 01:31 PM

LAriverratt

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bravo III and 500efi

question... stock merc 500efi's with bravo III's pushing a 15-16000lbs boat...are those drives going to handle the weight and HP???

03-04-2009 | 02:34 PM

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They Should Just No Whole Shot's

03-04-2009 | 02:42 PM

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yea...no hole shots at all...would be better with XR's i'm sure...thanks for the info...

...didn't want to buy, hit the water and learn the hard way...

03-04-2009 | 02:44 PM

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Still have your Fountain...you were trying to sell weren't ya???

03-04-2009 | 02:54 PM

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Formula was smoking them on their 400SS's with that setup which is why they started installing Simrek showers on the drives from the factory and Merc evenutally came out with the Bravo III XR.

03-04-2009 | 03:26 PM

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Still have your Fountain...you were trying to sell weren't ya???

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03-04-2009 | 04:55 PM

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I'm looking at a 03 400ss with 500efi and the bravo III's and that is my concern is the weight and HP threw the drives...I'm not one to baby something from a stand still