I think there are upsides and downsides to that. Obviously it's up to the individual and I'm the same as you - I'd go B18CR or B18C7 if anything other than my standard B16A.

But for people considering a B16A swap I always suggest B18C2 because it's only $500-1000 more expensive.

Either way I'm sure they'd hammer real well and both better than the B16's.