with all due respect to jon at the drop shop- I wouldn't do it.
as i'm sure a lot of you know, he got evicted from his old shop, and had to find a new one, he had a group buy on manifolds... its been months and some people still haven't gotten them, etc etc...
i'm not saying don't buy from him- i'm saying WAIT. he's a good guy and its shitty what happened. but i highly suggest waiting till all the backed-up manifold stuff is over.
no for the chip it self, the way i see it is this:
it allows for boost by altering the voltage coming from the map sensor, as well as making it run richer.
as for a replacement for hondata, not even close in book.
on a low boost car, i'd probably try it out- shit, $100 bucks. even if it sucks, its about the same price as an eBay supercharger