Need some help creating a fast 96 or 97 ex

I wanna buy a 96 or 97 ex as my first car and hooking it up. I plan to keep the car for a long time, so it'll be a long term invest ment. I bascially wanna try to get it in high 12's to mid 11's and maintain N/A, on gas no higher than 93 octane, and use a 2.5" catback.

Mods I got in mind:
Gude Racing ported head
Gude Camshafts
68mm throttle body
Iceman Intake
Aftermarket Radiator
High Pressure Rad cap
Aftermarket intake manifold
4-1 header
High flow cat
Unorthodox Racing Pulley set
160 degree thermostat
Throttle body spacer


Could I also use high compression pistons, and get more HP? I was thinking of civic type r pisons? Would those work w/ the mods above, and what internals would I need aswell as fuel system upgrades. Also what ECU is out their on the market that I could use w/ those mods and it'll raise my rev limiter and speed limiter? And who makes the best intake manifold and 4-1 type header for?

My only limitations are that I don't have access to a dyno, but I plan on getting the new G-Tech that claims to have 1/100 accuracy.

Thanks and sorry for all the questions, guess you can say I'm a newbie

-Jay