The people advocating a change from the current status are the ones who have the onus of showing that a change is needed, not those advocating that the status remain unchanged.
Considering the planes in question are NEW planes, compared to the other planes being used as baselines and other reference points, it is NOT up to the folks advocating chage. The change was thrust upon us by the introduction of the new plane. Thus the onus lies evenly upon both sides to prove their argument.
Your argument thus stands as an insult claiming anybody disagreeing with you is fixated, and that the argument is absurd.
So far BnZs has been more analytical and clear on his point of view. I agree with most of the points he's made in this thread so far (and trust me we don't agree on everything).
He's brought up very valid points, and you simply say "you're fixated on an absurd point" -- without providing any counterpoints of your own. You have yet to prove why this spit16/8 (as a combo or just the 16) should remain unperked.