i've seen/driven/ridden a few b16 powered DC integra's. i'm so used to my slow ass LS, that the b16 seemed much more at home than the standard b18b, not to mention that its quicker, faster and smoother. sure it has less torque, but its not like its THAT much less. what would be slow is a b16 with a LS tranny. now that would be shitty. yes yes the torque curves/peaks are totally different between the two and i know that....

people can say this and that, but i have personal experience.

on the other hand....i think you should: save the money for upgrading the LS (turbo!) or just stick with the LS motor for now, and build a bad ass suspension setup. unless u blow the b18b AND its tranny, and no one around u has anything else but a b16a/tranny, then thats when u should drop in a b16 (unless its free or whatever).