By the way --- call your bank - you're gonna need them. Rather than tell you what you DIDN'T ask for I'll tell you what you ARE asking for (nonv) - but I will also tell you that it's easier to make power with VTEC (hooray - you have a carbon-copy setup of every other Honda on the road). If you have a point to prove for yourself, are a weirdo, just wanna play with non-v setups or are a glutton for punishment (I am all of the above) then pursue it. If your pockets are nervous then you can build an LS that performs (with the right tranny) for much cheaper.

Also - if you're looking for RELIABLE 200whp (and B series), I gotta agree with Mike... get an ITR block/head - deck the head, load it w/ flat valves/ret, Pro ONES (don't be Ricky Racer... I swear some of you would buy Pro 9s if they made 'em and put 'em on a B16 just to stand in a parking lot and say you did it) and get a good tune. RELIABLE - FAST - DONE. Then drink beer.