Unless your car is an EX Sedan, which were made in 1992 only I believe, you have a 1993-1995 Civic DX or LX Sedan with the D15b7.

The motor you have comes stock with 102 bhp, and 98 lb ft of torque. It's a 1.5 liter 16 valve without VTEC. The motor itself is not too strong, but it can take alot of abuse. Swapping a d16z6 or y8 head onto it, with tuning and bolt ons, perhaps even A6 pistons, you can be yielding about 130 hp, To the WHEELS. I've seen it done, and it's very possible to do with just stock Honda internals alone. If you have an Automatic, you're basically shit out of luck unless you get a transmission swap. The Automatic tranny on the d15b7 is about as half as fast as the manual.. No doubt you could Make the automatic fast though, you just have to have the right parts and alot more money to do it.

To me, the DOHC VTEC Motors are a waste of time and money if you don't have the proper means to get ahold of one. (i.e. you have to order it online for 2500$ and pay 500$ shipping, not to mention if you don't have the tools or skills to swap the motor in yourself.) If you currently have a decently powered SOHC in your car (d16z6, d16y8, d16a6) give it a chance. I'd suggest slapping a snail on. But for your motor, add nitrous on it, with that alone you'll be killing hybrids with ease... and with some dyno tuning and a 75 shot, you can put down some pretty decent track times with the SOHC.