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Army vehicles and new imports do not mesh well together. They are completely different and I doubt your dad could do it. Well he could probably install it but he wouldn't know anything about hooking it up and all the electronic stuff.
Anyway, a turbo on a stock car will be WAY more reliable than a JDM engine swap. I've heard mostly bad stories about those engines, reliability wise. The only way they are reliable is to buy one and rebuild it first. I have NEVER heard of one lasting more than 2 years. But I have heard of turbo'd civics running 4 years and still going.
The best engine to get if you want to swap would be a B18C1. It has 180 HP. But is has a price tag of about 3K, but there are plenty of other expenses such as motor mounts(400-500) and different axles($?). And the turbo kit on your car would still be faster. The Edelbrock turbo kit is totally complete. It gives you 170 HP to the wheels, which BTW will be faster than swapping in the B18C1 and not to mention CHEAPER and more reliable.
Reliability issues only come in when idiots like to turn up the boost thinking it will give more power and they forget to add more fuel making there engine blow up. Also running more boost puts more strain on the engine causing it to break something. But if you stick to what the kit comes set at (7 PSI) it will be more reliable than a engine swap.
I would suggest getting a 96-up simply because it's easier to find one with less mileage. But make sure it comes with VTEC, I think only the EX model has that.
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