Hey Maxx...

Yep, it's a lot of fun for sure... glad yours is the same.

There isn't a lot of meat up the front for moving the engine forward but it could be done I guess. Mines a little nose heavy even after moving both the tank and the canister muffler back to right on the C of G.

I have 19g of lead in the tail which is minimal.

I considered the Tetherite gear as per A1's post but I don't have any issues with the stock gear running a 16x8. Others suggest going to a 17x6 for peak engine performance but I haven't tried that yet. My prop is a little green around the edges but I don't care... landing 3 points or tail first! is lots of fun and easily done with this plane.

Cheers!

Goose