since when do we give a rats ass about aus spec?

the 08 sti conversion is the way to go. 200+kws atw's and 500+nm's on u98, 6 speed with the latest tricky diffs, not forgetting the brakes...do a motec pnp and diff controller with a nice set of dms50's and you my friend have a winning car that only stands out from the crowd but can whip anything out there (in the right hands that is, not mine, cause i have a habit of crashing)