16v or 8v

[marcus123]

has this arguementay closed then?

[VeeDubGTI16v]

as your getting a 16v i think it has

[marcus123]

oh man!!!

was i the only one out there repping for the 8valver?

[Golfgal]

Yes - I liked my 8v mk2 but if someone had said oh here's a 16v engine I'm not stoopid nuff to say no.

16v = better than 8v

though I heard they can be bit more of a biatch at times??

[Veedubgt18v]

8v's are more reliable and they have more tuning potential and are torquier across the rev range. THAT IS FACT!    

[VeeDubGTI16v]

^^thats cos you need to tune them

[Veedubgt18v]

sorry just doing an impression of mr6!  

[marcus123]

 

where is 6?

havnt seen him in ages

[golfvr6]

8v's are more reliable and they have more tuning potential and are torquier across the rev range. THAT IS FACT!    

8v ares cheaper to tune up to 16v spec, but beyond that you are looking at big bucks.
More reliable? not really, both units are very reliable.
More torquier across the rev range? if that was true then the 8v would infact produce more bhp as well  

 

[Veedubgt18v]

my 8v is producing more torque and bhp than veedubgti16v's 16v!

i got 122.6bhp and 126 lb/ft and he got 117bhp and 108lb/ft!

im so chuffed!

im gonna have to chip it!