Gets off topic pretty quick these days haha. Seriously, bottom line is if you can afford the b16b, yes it is better than a b16a. Simple. But I would get the b16a with handling mods over a b16b and no handling mods any day. If you haven't already discovered it, you will soon come to realise that handling is everything in a FWD. Leave the all power and no handling to the muscle cars.