Well the fuel filter wasn't the problem. I replaced that (easier than I thought). It starts smoother. That's about it. No one had a fuel pressure gauge for my Honda. So since I can't check my fuel pressure, I'm moving onto the next item.
So next on the list (thanks to good ol' Helms) is the ignition system. I ran a probe on the coil wire. Seems like I'm getting good flow there. I'm going to check out the rotor (if I remember right, the rotors on Hondas are weak PoS's) & check the ignition unit wires.
Tomorrow morning I'll be getting up bright & early to change my oil/filter and add the zMAX too. Hopefully I'll get this figured out.
Thanks for the advice so far.......