Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

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Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby mwjimmel » Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:49 am

Is it possible to fit a turbo to an Rotax 503 engine ?
If so , Who can do it ?
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Tailspin » Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:01 pm

WHY ? ? ? ?
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Aerosan » Wed Sep 12, 2012 2:02 pm

Im sure that someone will explain it much better than I can but the short answer is no it is not possible.

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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby KFA » Wed Sep 12, 2012 6:49 pm

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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Leprachaun » Thu Sep 13, 2012 6:30 pm

Contact Jorrie vd Walt , ( witwillem ) he and his cronies have tried it , and ended up with a bent trike , Barclay card badly bent and a buggered Toyota 2,4 D bakkie , Now he is sold on a standard 503 , he say moenie krap waar dit nie juk nie , of hoe ???? ** **
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Jean Crous » Thu Sep 13, 2012 8:51 pm

The chaps with the thick spectacles, and the white lab coats designed a good little engine...........good enough to be left as designed :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby mwjimmel » Fri Sep 14, 2012 5:30 am

Thanx
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Boet » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:20 am

Gaan sit doodstil in die hoek tot DIE geit bedaar het!!!! :roll:
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Tortoise man » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:00 pm

My pa het gese moenie aan n ding krap wat werk.
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby Boet » Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:03 am

Sit die turbo aan jou grassnyer.......... ## ## ## ## ## ##
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Re: Turbo for Rotax 503 ?

Postby bobthebuilder » Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:44 am

Its an awesome paper weight.
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