Understood, and I admit there are numerous FWD cars that I find immensely entertaining to drive, including: Mini Cooper S, SVT Focus, VW GTI, etc.
However, FWD also limits practical power output to around 300bhp. I am sure there are exceptions, but I would not want to drive a Civic making as much.power as my 328 on the street. Yet my 328, with 440rwhp and RWD, is perfectly capable on the street and never feels unsafe (a combination of knowing the car, 20 total brake pistons clamping 15"/14" f/r rotors, a Quaife LSD, and of course 285 width Michelin Super Sport tires).
A friend's Civic with a K24 swap and a turbo kit at 25psi on the other hand is terrifying, so much so that I refuse to ride in it anymore as even 4th starts yank the steering wheel. This is with an LSD. I do not know how he uses it as his daily driver.
The ONLY rear wheel drive car that I have driven that truly terrified me was a modified 2005 Viper (intake, tune, cams, headers, test pipe, exhaust, suspension). With 13" rear wheels (BBS) wearing 335 width tires, every time I touched the gas pedal I thought I was going sideways. I have not driven a Viper since. Even an SL65 AMG with the full Fabspeed engine package (intake/downpipes/exhaust/intercoolers/injectors/pulleys/cat-delete/trans-tune/engine tune and de-limiter) felt composed and relaxing compared to that terrifying Dodge!
That is why when I modify the car, I completely redo every bit of suspension and braking before adding anything beyond intake/headers/exhaust to the engine.
It is not only much more fun and immediately noticeable, it also makes the car much more.ready for the power bump.
However, for the OP's car, I think something along the lines of pulleys/intake/headers/exhaust/tune will give him a nice bump in "pep" without draining the bank. It is a Honda, I am seeing Ceramic Headers for $400, a Mugen exhaust for $475, pulleys for $80, etc.
I WISH I saw prices like that for my car... They tend to be 4-8x higher...