Agree 100 percent on the FP manifold. That's a great piece, I love mine. And if I remember correctly it wasn't expensive, and the only off the shelf manifold with a true 4-1 collector.
Now, I'm probably waaay off but maybe something's lost in the translation. Wasn't the Starion supposed to be called the "Stallion"... So maybe ESi/TSi they just thought sounded European and what not. :D
I was being a smart alec about the torch comment, but seriously. There's a few of these "what should I do first" threads on this forum and people keep throwing out stuff like AWD swaps... Let's be realistic, if this person just bought this car I highly doubt the first thing they should do is...
I like how people throw out AWD as a swap, like it's easy. Yeah you can do it in like a weekend sort of thing. For one you gotta locate and buy the parts/parts car. And bust out a torch and get to cutting. I know it's been done multiple times, but let's be reasonable about the scope of work...
First thing I'd upgrade (I say this to every 2G GS-T owner) is GSX front brake calipers. Seriously, the factory GST front brakes are scary, deathly scary at ~400hp. In your case, getting the fitting on the RS BOV that lets you recirculate back to your intake would be my first thing. I've checked...
Easy there, for one the ebay ad says in bold "mats are black" of which my interior isn't. Also the ones from brazil comes with rear mats too, of which the ebay ad doesn't include