"Nate Nagel" > wrote in message
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> IMHO no. The 16V is a nice engine but it's an interference engine so if
> the TB breaks you are scrod. Also all the power is up high, torque is
> little if any better than the 8V. An 8V makes a great daily driver and
> you really won't miss the power unless you auto-x.

Agreed...8Vs are nice engines and they are just as strong as the 16V except
at higher revs where multivalve engines always do better than their
single-valve counterparts.