Originally Posted by jdmitr

Good choice my man! I just did the swap and it pulls crazy. I wheel hop going into 5th gear which is insane. If you're getting an actual JDM ITR motor, it should only read B18C for block code instead of having the C5. As for installation, piece of cake. Motor drops right in. Only problem is the block height is slightly higher. So you have hood clearance issues and correct header fitment issues. But wiriing harness plugs right in. The only thing that requires some fabrication is the radiator mounting spot. I myself prefer the big integra radiator over the small half size civic one. So if you want that, it requires some welding skills. I have pics of my finished car if you want to see them.
Oh yeah, for comfortability, it's a cool everyday driver but the torque lag on it sucks ass. It's a road race engine so you kind of have to rev it alot higher to accelerate like normal cars. But like you said, you can drive it everyday without running into problems and it's still a 13 sec car on the track. I'm actually going to Fontana Speedway this Saturday to time the car. I can guarantee 100% that I will break 13's with my 17 inch rims. If I decide to throw 15 inch with some slicks, I definitely will break into high 12's. Like 12.9 or 12.8.