Turbos are great if they are tuned well. For example, I used to have a 97 Civic ex and my best run at the 1/8 was 10.9 and I usually ran 11.2. Well, I went to the track last week and saw another 97 Civic ex w/ turbo, intercooler and everything. I watched him race and he ran 11.5 constantly. I couldn't believe it!
You can always do the CRV-VTEC swap. Get a b20 block and slap a b16 head on it. This way you'll have torque and vtec  .
You definitely WILL NOT be disappointed from a B18C1. I speak from experience! It will be a little less work too.
"No replacement for displacement"- this is true! My friend has the same setup as me (5th gen h/b w/ B18C1). I know he has his head bored out and he's got new rods/pistons, but I'm not sure what the specs are. Let me tell you, this car is super fast. He is running 11's in the 1/4 w/ a 75 shot.
You can always get the gsr save your money and turbo it! I'm kinda biased though.
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AEM intake, DC Sports 4-1 header, Tanabe exhaust w/ 2.5" custom piping, ITR exhaust cam, APEXi VAFC, AEM FPR, Warlboro 255l fp, RC 440 injectors, ACT stage 3 clutch, JR Supercharger, Weapon R coilovers, VIS CF vader hood, CF Angel Eye Projector headlights, Black housing corners w/ amber bulbs, "Hybrid" rear emblem, custom rear speaker panels.
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