Legal, with conditions Ski GP3 (archive) · IHRA · 2026 rulebook · J.18.2
J.18.2 allows an aftermarket impeller but ties the original-diameter requirement to "Stock class", and IHRA uses that phrase for its drag racing classes rather than for any Ski class. Whether it reaches Ski GP3 is therefore genuinely unclear. Assume the diameter must be kept, get the answer from the event's technical inspector before you commit money to it, and note that GP3 separately permits the SuperJet nozzle to be modified for angle adjustment under M.6.2.1.3.
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Legal, with conditions Ski Lites (archive) · IHRA · 2026 rulebook · J.18.2
J.18.2 permits impellers to be modified or replaced with aftermarket parts, "though the original diameter must be maintained in Stock class". IHRA has no class actually named Stock, so whether that diameter restriction binds Ski Lites is not stated. Treat it as binding and confirm the diameter of the specific impeller with the event's technical inspector, because under A.2.2 the absence of a permitting rule does not imply permission.
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Legal, with conditions Ski Lites (archive) · IJSBA · 2024 rulebook · SKL.6.1
SKL.6.1 permits a modified or aftermarket impeller provided the original diameter is maintained. The condition is on the part you actually fit, so confirm the diameter of the specific impeller against the pump it goes into. The same rule allows replacement wear rings within OEM internal diameter specifications and requires the visibility spout to be removed or plugged.
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