With all the tight players at my table raising the $1600 is the same as going all-in except that I may get one caller and be able to see the flop. If my opponent does not have a hand he will fold anyway, if he has a hand I'm still in great position to win the hand and increase my stack more than the 10%!
I'm going to try to increase my stack as much as possible here to compete with the loose players.