Many questions, it is vacation times etc...
So in short, it is really easy to get the maths if you consider the voltage Stan got to(max 20 kV in his wet cell I believe, in the dry cell alot more). The VIC has a 14:1 transformer ratio I believe. So in case you use 12 V you need many pulses to get to 20 kV without resonance. If you get resonance and need at least 3 mAmps 2ndary current it all unfolds. If he used 12-200 V primary then it can be anyything from 10 to 100 pulses depending on the input voltage. Let´s say he used a fixed burst freq to simplify things then he needed to avoid shorting and couldn´t use too high input voltages.
My pulser uses a digitally set No of pulses(1 to 512), that cost me alot to build.... But variable capacitance is the biggest pain. But the learning experience is well worth it all. Then go to dry cell I believe is a good idea and to study the Lord Kelvin water dropper. That is what Stan did I believe. 60 kV you can reach with the Kelvin water dropper without the Tesla coil... And rain water is the best.... Hint: why does Stan talk about rain water as the best water..... Look at Vancouver they have come some way I believe. But why don´t they go to the dry cell by now?
Many things to learn, every day is a new experience.... And many troubles arise with this tech as some of us noted. Just keep working and try to get how water is polarized in micro capacitor water droplets. I believe a new engine is needed, the old piston is no good and one can as well use the Tesla turbine and build a new engine. But it takes a lot of time and money, the only hitch....