Keep it simple. Swap in a B16.
Unless you know how to maintain your car, and honestly most of the people I see don't, LS/VTEC is going to cause you more trouble that you will anticipate the money to fix for. LS/VTEC is fun, and there are no doubts that if done correctly, and maintained properly they can run for thousands of miles with minimal maintainence, it's just that most people don't want to do that these days; they want to swap and go.
Unless you know how to maintain your car, and honestly most of the people I see don't, LS/VTEC is going to cause you more trouble that you will anticipate the money to fix for. LS/VTEC is fun, and there are no doubts that if done correctly, and maintained properly they can run for thousands of miles with minimal maintainence, it's just that most people don't want to do that these days; they want to swap and go.