You can't use a ls ecu with a vtec motor
An ls transmission is garbage on a b16.

Pricing:
1300 for a b16a1 shipped
install anywhere from 500-1000

1. I recommend you do some homework about teggys. Go buy a helms manual and do some reading
2. Check the code it is throwing & diagnose it.
http://digitalinet.com/johnscar/text/troublecodes.html
3. Check for abnormal amounts of exhaust smoke when you are driving the car hard...