spadechocha

I just came up on some good amount of money and time. i'm gonna buy my third fc pretty soon and i am doing all the bells and whistle's on this one. i want to make it right hand drive and my main concern is if it will cause any future problems. i'm gonna install a supercharger and wanted to know if there are any routing problems i may incur so that i may prepare myself for it. also if that will affect any of my suspension parts.

StealthS5

Hello id say just import a right hand drive,in the long run it would be cheaper me thinks..

stealth

snowball

search around, people have done the swap before.

tinvestor

Yeah that would be great... if you were allowed to do that. I have completed this conversion, the only way to do it right is to buy a front clip and either cut the firewalls up and transfer them over or drill the necessary holes in your firewall.

It is important to get an S4 if you have an S4 or an S5 if you have an S5. If you dont you will need to reroute your wiring harnesses and that is a serious PITA.

As far as routing problems the biggest problem you will have is the downpipe, and if you are going with a large turbo the manifold may be an issue. I was forced to use an aftermarket 3rd gen single turbo manifold and I am having a custom downpipe made now to fit between the steering linkeage and the block $$$$$$. so far it is costing me almost $1800 for the downpipe.

With that said expect to spend at least 300 hours doing this mod and you will need a welder and a spot weld remover (can be purchased at NAPA it is in the body tools catalog) you need these to move the brackets that hold the steering column and all the HVAC systems in place. You should also expect to pay somewhere near $4,000 for all the parts, tools and hand fabricated parts needed.

tinvestor

didnt really think about your spercharger so disregard the manifold and DP references above, I am not sure if any of the stock replacement headers would fit.

my question is why not turbo?