Oh ya...Rotaries can cavatate the water pump real quick. By throwing on the smallest drive pulley (on eccentric shaft, sorta the same as the crankshaft) and then large pulleys on the waterpump and alternator, a person can slow down the waterpump so it'll work at a higher than a factory-thought-to-be-safe level.

Sorry to hear about a new engine dieing. If it was my 4 year old 13b, I wouldn't be hurt...but a new engine. That sucks....allot.

Wow, 10k...That is spinning the little guy...I really doubt my rotary would take that more than once. Maybe with a different exhaust you can get you hp peak moved down in the RPM band a little bit. It might help with realiability.

What is the max rpm that the other rotor folks use? (Sorry, I'm not trying to highjack the thread..just curious)