JHM should do something nice for him.
I’m thinking of doing something nice for him! Planning on bringing a kit down under and I was wondering what the difference between the LHD and RHD cars would be for this install. Turns out a hell of a lot. Really takes away a lot of the bolt on aspect of the kits. I’ll definitely be using this thread as my bible for that install.
i will also be looking to this thread frequently, thanks so much for all the great info sar.
Very interesting to see the differences between RHD and LHD.
By the way, I don’t know how close your oil cooler line is to your belt but be extra anal and make sure it’s no where near it 
just to echo what saki said me and a friend fitted this kit in our spare time usually an hour or two on a night after work and a few hours on the weekends when we could find the time.
this thread hasn’t been updated in real time and the kit has been fitted and running now for about a month i just haven’t had the time to update the thread.
i could see a day being enough time for an experienced shop to fit the easy peasy l/h/d usa kit, id say add another day for the r/h/d version. and id say double that again if your not very experienced and doing a home install.
first time I’ve been called a trailblazer ;D
cough cough ‘uk stage 2 beta tester’… ;D
the only differences are in the air con lines and subsequent relocation of the dryer/filter.
it is more more work but its not bad, the pictures maybe make it look like more work than it actually is.
i certainly wouldn’t let it put you off, if you do go down this route and want to ask any questions just give me a shout.
my oil cooler lines look like they have good clearance so i should be ok (see upcoming pics), but thanks for the heads up.
Great write up and a great reference for us who drive on the left.
so picking up where we left off…
with the install pretty much complete it was time to put it all back together!
before i could bolt the front panel/rad pack back on i had to trim the back side of the front panel near to where the belt runs.
i thought i might get away with leaving the mount for the engine under tray on but it was to close so had to come off.
front panel on, loads of clearance
another job that was still to do was separating my old oil cooler lines from the cooler.
in the uk rs4’s seem to suffer quite badly from bi metallic corrosion between the steel fitting on the oil cooler lines and the ali of the cooler itself.
plenty of people over here have had corrosion bad enough to split the fitting causing an oil leak, my oil cooler fittings are were quite bad so i ordered the upgraded jhm oil cooler lines.
my oil cooler pipes were corroded onto the cooler and wouldn’t undo, if i had tried to force them they would have tore the threads off the cooler.
so out with the grinder to slowly cut through the fittings and pick them apart.
old fittings off (eventually), a bit of corrosion on the threads but not to bad the jhm lines still tighten up nice.
jhm oil cooler lines attached at the block
front panel on ready for water pipes, oil cooler lines, power steering rad and ac lines to reconnected.
before i attached the lines to the cooler i applied a good coat of duralac anti corrosive jointing compound, this and the fact that the jhm fittings are anodized should help with any future corrosion.
once the lines were bolted up i wrapped them in silicone tape to keep water out.
all wrapped up
bumper crash bar back on and reconnecting the coolant circuit from the deleted aux rad back to the main rad.
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headlights back in, power steering rad on
the long modified ac line tucked up and fastened to the back of the bumper crash bar
a few cable ties to hold the pipes/lines, clearance from the pulley and belt looks good
just before we put the bumper back on we swapped the ‘shipping’ plug for the ‘breather’ plug in the supercharger and checked the oil level
with the bumper and bonnet (hood,lol) back on it was time for fluids
last job modify the oem intake pipe
all done! ;D time for flashing!
Almost done!
Again man, AMAZING work! Such attention to detail and cleanliness.
test drive!!!
Well done sar!
so excite!
Lookin awesome. The intake pipe mod really makes a big difference on the intake temps. What great updates
Dude, I wish I was there to give you a double handshake… I applaud you for what you have done… Bravo!
so hows everything goin sar?
don’t mean to bug but dyin for an update!!
me too!
All that and the thread dies?? Cmon man!