i think you like the 8P's mate they are smooth and they are quick and tuneable "almost" to the same standard as the 8L S3's i did the switch after some unfortunate circumstances... and its not bad depending which 8P is it 8P2 or 8P3 ? neway you can always convert the front end ... it seems to be the only topic on the 8P side
however if you end up getting the 8P S3 hit me up and i can help you get the right parts you want
im so evil lol...just as bad as the forum at getting u to spend $$
not to mention if u just upgeade the fuel pump full DP cat and cat back , and a CAI u can easily easily on a stage two get 380 400-bhp, S3 2.0TFSI will handle up too or near 500hp at the crank so its not bad at all really unlike the 1.8T's as lovely as they are