a'ight bro, lemme break it down

ur VTEC 1.6L can hold its own in performance AND resale... switching to the 1.8 c5 is pointless, unless thats what you really want to do... aem is a good company; they make quality products.

so you dont wanna be a ricer, eh? well, if u wanna run with the big dogs tell us what you want out of your engine. you looking to increase horsepower by 1) naturally aspired 2) forced induction or 3) a little bit of both? if i were you, i'd do some more reading up on the b16 and its capabilities before thinking about a swap. and then, if u have a specific question about what to do, bring it back to us...

my advice: do more reading and figure out what you want out of your engine and we'll try to help you along the way

oh, pics of the car pleeeeze ; )