imo thats not an even trade..unless the lsvtec civic is heavily modded..the camaro is going to be faster,and have more power..and even then..its a v8 vs. a 4 cylinder...the power output can never been compared.

a regular lsvtec civic which consists of :

B18b1 bottom end
B16head
LS tranny

will only see gains of about 160 170whp with I/H/E

and thats what most people do...is just a basic lsvtec..they dont change out the pistons and get p30's..or get CTR or ITR cams...