Which is a better engine... 8v or 16v??? I Didnt say faster, i said better!

[AudiA8Quattro]

Engine code ABF was fitted with Digifant 3.0, 3.2
8v engines had simos and digifant
vr6 had motronic

Its all the same sh!t at the end of day anyway! 

[Martz]

Its all the same sh!t at the end of day anyway! 

Could'nt agree more!

[VeeDubGTI16v]

just some sh!t goes quicker than other sh!t

[gstar-dubworld]

Love the debate and thought I would give this link out for reference..

http://www.beedubs.co.uk/default.asp?location=statsnew.asp&compare=Compare&make=VW&model=Golf&spec=Mk2+GTi+8v&make2=VW&model2=Golf&spec2=Mk2+GTi+16v

7lb/ft is the difference between the two, one comes in early and the other later.

If you want a screamer then the 16v all the way.

If you are planning of force induction then the 16/20v crossflow head everytime also, good choice.

8v has simplicity and a plentiful motor for all budgets, Digifant a pain once it starts developing it's gremlins, but it can all be sorted with a little time and patience.

[Gambit]

the reason VW didnt put the supercharger into the production 16v was due to costs. 16v's when first released where already being sold at a loss!!

16v engines are not as complicated as you think. once you have an understanding of them you can easily work your way around them

16v's are just generally better spec'd cars as std, and engine wise a std 16v never has less torque across the range than a std 8v

k-jet was designed around performance & responsiveness
Digi was desgined with efficency in mind

the 8v box is just as weak as the 16v box. its the diff rivets that are the weakspot in all them. the reason the 8v boxes dont go is because they aint put under as much strain as with the 16v.

[Neaty]

Yea i always thought that K-Jet was designed with perfomance in mind, other wise they would of made a digifant 16valve in the mark 2.