yes a hybrid engine setup or at least a swap is almost always required to make a honda very very fast. this is not including turbo, SC, nitrous
im talking all motor

a EG civic hatch (92-95) with an h22a motor swap is going to be damn close to high 13's out of the box with no real mods other than dropping in the motor. thats pretty damn good for a 2000 dollar swap whereas an entry level turbo kit is usually a little more expensive and of course more dangerous. the h22 will take 200k miles of abuse if properly cared for.

~boom