It is more difficult to attach a nose ring with a removable cowl model, but it can be done. Bob Moulder did it in his Focus II with a SAP180 and it worked great. Basically, he made a CF tube mount that held the nose ring. You can do without it if the mount is made a little stiffer. You lose some of the vibration damping, but it is still better than a hard mount. I've runsoft mounts with and without noseringswith 2C glow, and it's workable. It's just a question of tradeoffs between that bit of wobble you get without the nose ring when hitting high G's, and the longevity of your servo pots &amp; gears. I think it's still worth it in most cases for engines of this size.</p>