98 GTX LImited wear ring and impeller swap

[sledman1]

I pulled the jetpump on my 98 GTXL to rebuild with new bearings, seal and wear ring but I was surprised to see that it had a solid brass wear ring. Is this OEM?? Is it okay to install a plastic wear ring in place of the brass one? The impeller was beat as well so I need to replace that. Any advise on impeller option would be greatly appreiciated. What kind of gains can you get with an aftermarket impeller? The ski is just going to be used for recreational use but I would love to improve the holeshot and/or the top speed. Thanks in advance for any advise.

Don

 

[Dr Honda]

post a pic. No... it's not OEM... and I've only seen stainless used in metal aftermarket rings.

 

[sledman1]

post a pic. .

http://s1162.photobucket.com/albums/q529/sledman11/?action=view&current=wearring.jpg

Hope this works Never post a picture here on the forum before. Here is what the brass wear ring looks like that I removed from my 1998 GTX Limited

 

[Bill B]

I have a 1998 GTX Limited to it has brass ring to.