Hmmm... my friend has a 96 Integra with the same engine... very peppy engine in stick-shift form.

So we'd be able to keep the stock Civic Transmission? We wouldn't mind replacing it at some point, so long as the stock unit can hold up until we have enough to get a better Automatic transmission of some sort.

We're working with $3500, so looks like the B18B engine would be an excellent choice here... I'm not sure if we'll exceed our planned budget, but it's not written in stone, so to speak.

Anyone ever been to http://www.hondaswap.com ? At this point, we're positive the stock engine's head needs resurfacing. However, we're not sure if the block has a crack in it - we know the head's cracked. Engine's shooting oil into the sparks in large quantities - bottle of oil every two weeks as well. Engine's also burning coolant - about a gallon every two weeks.