Yes you can do it, but it's going to be a pain. There's very little room, so you're going to have to fight with it to get it out and then back in. Unfortunately, there aren't any pictures of actually removing it from the block or lowering it, but this might be slightly helpful:
http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=811691This as well:
http://www.d-series.org/forums//showthread.php?t=14079