I dis-agree.

Mini-me swaps can be very reliable. For it to run correctly, of course you would need a tune. But that is because there is no stock Honda ECU that has a basemap for that particular setup. I had a mini me and it ran great for as long as I had the car, "Important" has had several mini-me's and they've all been sucessful without a tune.

However, to a certain extent..when you do the mini me, it raises the compression significantly. When you raise the compression, it will require more fuel. Any engine with high compression without a tune will run lean, detonate and fail. Doesn't have to be "just a d-series". I personally have seen a D16a6 with a D16y8 head, just bolt ons...yield 106whp and 101lbs wtq. That's more to the wheels than a stock B16.

I say, do a mini me. It's fun to drive and is pretty quick to be an all-motor single cam. I'd perferably use 93 octane with a mini me, if you don't already use that in your car since the higher octane will slimmin the chances of detonation. I would go with a D16z6 head, convert to obd1 and run a p28.
I'm only suggesting convert to obd-1 and run a p28 because, it is a VTEC Ecu, has the cam timing for that head as well as I know you have a d16y7 and it can get rid of that annoying 3-wire sensor on the throttle body. Lastly, get an ex tranny! Good luck with what ever you do.