Not nessicary, with the 1.8L displacement and if your motors running right and is tuned, you will most likely hand a B16A it's ass with either tranny. With a more aggressive geared tranny, you will be able to accellerate faster.

Think of it this way. Two people with equal physical strength on 2 10 speed bikes. They have a race and one guy uses gears 1-5 on the bike and the other uses 2-6. The guy on the 1-5 gear will accelearte faster but shift sooner and more often. The on the 2-6 will have to work harder and accellerate slower, but will eventually reach a higher top speed and have an easier time maintaining a constant high speed. Neither is really a priority unless your really worried about gas milage or trying to get yourself killed or thrown in jail. In a racing context like drag racing or road racing where you never redline in 5th gear, the shorter gearing will be better. Seeya.