Nash, I'm not surprised that you beat the GTi. What is discussed here regarding hp is true, but the GTi has another handycap; its gearbox has lower final drive compared to MIVEC's (higher FD brings the ratios closer together = better acceleration)
I doubt the early gen GTi/Putra/WiraLE were pushing 120+whp (if anybody has proof otherwise, I concede). Coz there are Satria R3's running around with the same ECU as those cars; only diff is extractor, 2" piping and cam pulley. Then only can get around 122-125whp.
Seriously...unless you want to go turbo, forget the 4WD. You'll end up paying more for petrol since you have to open MIVEC everytime just to get the car going.