GS-R's and Civic Si's are realativly quick considering they are both compact cars and have 1.8 or less liters of displacement. but the people who get i/h/e and think they can play with corvettes are dumb.
"Speed costs money, how fast do you want to go?" <--- that is the complete truth. you can make insane power numbers with a turbo, but it will cost you quite a bit. but if you buy, for instance, a RevHard turbo kit, slightly larger injectors, and hondata, you can have a 260hp car for around $5000, that is just as reliable as they day you bought it.
do feel free to ask any questions you might have.