DISREGARD COMMENTS THAT YOU GET FROM PEOPLE TRASHING THE JAPANESE MARKET... THE CIVICS GAINED POPULARITY BECAUSE OF THE HORSEPOWER TO LITER RATIO. ANYWAYS, MOST CHIPS GIVE YOU GAINS WHEN THEY ARE TUNED AROUND THE REST OF YOUR AFTERMARKET PARTS. MAKE SENSE? ADDING A CHIP TO YOUR CAR, AND ESPECIALLY ON A DX (SORRY, BUT IT'S TRUE) WOULDN'T HELP MUCH WITHOUT A STRONG PERFORMANCE BASE TO BEGIN WITH. IF YOU FIND IT HARD TO SHELL OUT THE MONEY FOR A B16, AT LEAST LOOK TO INVEST IN A D16. I'VE SEEN EX'S SHELL OUT SOME REASONABLE POWER CONSIDERING THE MONEY INVESTED... ALL IN ALL, DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY LIKE THAT.