the cams are definately what helped put down the good hp and torque, but not just that, but working in conjuction with other mods (ie: i/h/e/ign/and ecu) the power was even better.
look... i am not totally against vtec, i am just trying to make sure that people know vtec will not make a car faster, it will however help a lot with fuel economy and high rpm drivability. Why do you think pro drag cars run non-vtec engines?? I am not trying to start any fights here, i am just suggesting you build the motor you have. If you find that it is not fast enough, sell what you have, and do the swap! I am sure you will see that a decently modded b18 block will give you much more happiness than a stock b16anything. Once you have felt what torque feels like, you won't look at b16 blocks the same!
ps- thanks pw for the breakdown.