Thanks folks gonna go for a bit of both, hks panel filter and said springs ordered today, looking for discs n pads next then take it from there, my car is on saline motors website still if you want a look it's the 12g black hatchback one, cheers stevie, ps spanked a fortune on my old sti at hypertech Duncan is a great jap car mechanic but the current budget wouldn't go very far in his garage haha