[QUOTE=Accordwithavtec]You've never head of anyone doing an H22A swap, or a auto to 5-speed swap?[/QUOTE

Haha na dude hes just messin with you. Do some searches on the board, especially the hybrid forum, and you'll see that is the most common swap among hondas. People have been doing this for probably close to 10 years now (i assume someone tried it when the 94s first came out). The 5speed swap is also pretty common nowadays too. I myself will be doing the h22 into my 94lx later this summer....maybe doin the 5spd conversion too.

As for your tire question, im rollin on 17s with continental conti-extreme contacts. They are high performance all-season Z rated and id say they are pretty decent.
For snow i'd give them a 9 for snow, rain an 8, and dry a 7 mainly because the soft sidewall rolls a tad but they are still really good for the price i paid (85 a piece). I think next time ill try out the ASXs or if i have alot of cash the pirelli pzero neros. Tirerack did a test recently of those 3 tires plus the goodyear eagle RS-As, i suggest checking that out.