Sorry to sound like a noob. I'm going to be pulling the motor out of my project car and I haven't used a engine hoist on a Honda motor. Where are the best places to lift from?

I will be pulling the transmission a part and drop that out the bottom.

 

Using a two-point harness, the FSM recommends lifting at top right corner (Near the top of the head, at the corner nearest the driver's side shock tower) and at the lower left corner (near the engine block code stamping).

At the risk of stating the obvious, I would lower the engine and trans together using a trolley jack under the transmission. Once the trans is disconnected, take the engine up and out.