First off, I have either a blown headgasket or a cracked head. I don't know which it is but I"ll be finding out soon.
I'm just tryin to think ahead here so I know what to do.

Basically, since I'm gonna be replacing the headgasket, I figured I'd look into a thinner one to raise the CR.
From this link http://www.bojangs.com/calculator/ , I came up w/a 10.44 CR for my stock GSR using a 1 layer gasket (did I do that right??)

So, my first question:
What is this worth as far as HP?
I don't think it was in any of MD's threads in the article section.

Also, I understand that I'll have to buy cam gears and get it timed to make full use of my higher CR.

2nd and 3rd questions:
Next year is the year for performance in my Teg, and I'm goin w/a JRSC setup.

Would it be wise to go w/a thinner headgasket if in my future lies a SC thats gonan raise my CR when I'm under boost?
Would a thicker headgasket be ideal so as to have a lil more protection from it blowing?

4th question:
I've been around old school hot rodding all my life, and whenever an engine was built, the heads were ported and polished using a dremel.

I read earlier today (sorry, I cant find the link again) in a thread on Team-Integra that the b16 and b18 heads are capable, without porting, over 200 hp, but since I"m goin w.a SC, I"ll be past that # a lil ways

Would it be smarter for me to just do a gasket matching/smoothing out the ridges port job or take it somewhere and have them do it?
I know having someone else do it would be best, but obviously that would be more expensive and I don''t have that kinda $$$ now, and since I would already have the head off, it would be convienient.

Basically, I don't wanna end up hurting my performance in the long run.

5th and final question and probably the more noobish one.

I know when you start changing things such as the airflow, CR and whatnot, that it's most beneficial to upgrade the ECU and have it dyno tuned.

Say I did use a 1 layer headgasket/cam gears/DIY head porting, would that necessitate say Hondata and dyno time?
I plan on using Hondata S200 when I do my JRSC stuff.

And just to let you know about where I want power, I'd rather have low-mid, useable daily hp/tq than uber high, bragging rights peak dyno #'s.

I also understand to make the full use of higher CR and head porting I need upgraded header/cat/exhaust,ect: But I don't an extra grand to drop into a complete system at the moment, so I'll just have to get by with what I've got (stock stuff)

I've done a good bit of research and I searched here and didn't find what I was looking for. Hopefully my questions aren't too stupid :S
Thanks for any help and sorry for the long post