Welcome mate, looking forward to seeing some nice pics

A blue gen 2, the best kind!

What do you mean by "half done" precisely?

I can see how it might happen, he's been very adamant that he only deals with turbos and wont touch engines atall.

He seems to think that if we're running a VF34 on about 14PSI we should be able to get my beast back on the road without a tune/computer as the VF34 spools quickly and will produce similar running conditions. Though im thinking i probably shouldnt really put my foot right down until i've got the ViPEC ECU in there, though, again, from what i've heard the legacys run rich compared to their aussie brethren.

Fingers crossed i guess, at the moment it's been 7 months since i've driven my car, i get jealous of hearing the spool noise on bus'/trucks it's been that long, so im ready to try my luck on a single conversion, i suppose the worst case scenario is if it doesnt run without a tune i gotta go without for awhile longer while i save for an ECU... or the car is started for the first time since the conversion and the engine goes kaput straight away i guess.

- The wagons will inherit the earth

I've been to S&J before, they said they're happy to do brakes, suspension, etc, etc. But nothing under the hood, mainly because it's an import, they told me to "take it to Graham West, get a ViPEC and come back" which is basically what im planning on doing.

When i spoke to ATS, he said that he can get any second hand parts i need, eg: WRX Extractors and up-pipe from S&J but he's not sure about sourcing an intercooler for a Gen 2.

I get the feeling S&J would of been more receptive if i owned a B4? That way they can get aus-spec parts and part numbers etc, plus it's good for an ECUTEK tune?

Would it be worth my time trying to source some WRX headers aswell? I was planning on taking the stock ones off and getting them cleaned/rebuilt while the single conversions going on, aswell new belts and hoses all-round (already blown a top hose with this thing in stock form, 14 year old hoses dont like stress it seems...), sparkplugs and maybe injectors while im at it.
I quiet like the idea of throwing on a GFB pully kit to splash some more colour into the engine bay too, the weight reductions just a bonus, but im already running a lighter extreme flywheel too, i figure anything that takes stress and inertia off the engine is a good thing?

Thanks for all the perspective guys, any more thoughts?

....*sigh* yeah, thats basically the plan, unless i can pull money out of nowhere for a Power FC or a ViPEC.

If it kills my car, you guys'll be the first to know, or you'll see a report on the news about some guy in adelaide loosing his shit and getting arrested...

Bahahaha!
Seriously though, i havent driven a turbo charged car in 7 months, if we start it after the conversion and she dies, im gonna be devastated.

I can sort of understand the theory he's working on doing it without a tune. Because, as far as i know (please, god, correct me if im wrong) the ECU doesnt really handle the changeover in the system? Just the fuel mapping? The Changeover is handled by the BBOD and a few scattered solenoids, etc? Soooo.. hopefully.. if we put in a fast spooling turbo running at 14PSI, it'll be close enough to what was happening originally to work with the standard tune.

..But in that case, does the ECU usually lean out/richen the mix at changeover time, and if so, will it try to do that without the twins present, if so... that will probably be where it all goes horribley wrong?

Good luck, but I don't see that working.

your car will run like a bag of shit without ecu change. i know because i have done the exact same thing. if your going to do it you will need to repin your ecu to suit wrx. Ats did the conversion on a friends gen 3 and left all the TT gear on the car still. they basically just swapped to wrx manifold and single turbo and the bill was 5K plus..  He had to take the car else where to get it finished and tuned..
I may have a power fc for sale shortly I might know someone who would be keen to do the conversion but he does take a while..

So whats exactly wrong with your car?? 4 pots are easy to come by normally 400-500 with rotors. try Rs liberty club. There is a guy in Qld that can repin your loom to suit the single turbo setup then you can just run a std WRX Ecu you or an Sti ecu which will get you on the road cheaper than a power fc Etc.. You could just keep you twins and boost the car up a bit get a better tmic, dumps etc

To do a single conversion you will need

single turbo
Wrx headers
wrx dump pipe + a trip to the exhaust shop
97 wrx under manifold intake
block up water gallery and oil feed to second turbo
Re pin ecu and run wrx ecu
remove all TT equip eg. solinod box, boost control, changeover pipes, vac lines etc
Wrx TMIC

possibly some other suff that i have forgot.

i've got a set of Vf 18/19 turbos for sale cheap, if you want them. Billsy on here is a TT guru and should be able to sort out any of you TT issues with ease. he lives in adelaide.