Re: changing h22 tanny in civic ??
Actually with an F22 tranny with a h22, your top end is strong due to long gears. Longer gears=longer vtec engagement. Get something to program your fuel and vtec cross-over(apex-i vfac) and turn your cross-over down to a lower rpm so you hit vtec earlier and you should have a long vtec engagement, which should equal good mid to high end power.
There was once a nice 5th gen prelude running that set up I know of that did pretty well due to being a pig. In your civic it should pull pretty hard. If you want to make good power with that tranny set-up, invest a little money in building your head and rev it to 10k+