Its really not that bad, its the same as swapping any honda to 5sp. Its one thing id like to learn to do that i haven’t yet. Josh b was the last person on here i can think of that did it to his civic, id pm him for more on it if your interested.
Theres a decent but not insane amount of after market support for them. Bigger typeS or skunk 2 cams, drag header, full exhaust, spray,higher comp pistons etc. Parts are a little more expensive for these than your typical civic because this car has a bigger motor and more features, but usually because they dont make too many crappy ass ebay parts for it.
DarkBB4 on here has a nice h22 all motor lude and seems to be obviously, quite familiar with the h22 ,if you have anymore questions as far as mod responses and that. (http://nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45768)
This could def be right up your alley steve, you could daily drive it for a bit, slowly piece together a 5sp swap and do it up in a weekend. We all know you love your projects lol. Id be willing to lend a hand.