Welcome to the forum.
As for the age old question, then as mix says, drive both see what you think but here's my opinion. There's an 8v k-jet in mine and this weekend I drove gti89's valver, I thought mine was nippy and I quess it is, but it's not quick, it keeps up with most stuff on the motorway but the valver just blew me away, it's totally standard and it picks up and shifts in any gear. So for me 16v any day of the week.
