Well, the engine came out of a fat heavy P-40 (pneumatic retracts) and that was the prop that flew it (actually the spare). Seemed to have plenty of oomph back in the day. I've got some wooden 2 blade props if need be. 15x6 from when I did the original engine break in.

My T-Clips weighs in at 6lbs 15.2 oz dry with cowl (uncut) which is a couple pounds lighter than the war bird. Expecting her to be slightly more friendly to fly.

About 4 oz on the tail is what the balance rig says to get her level (3.5" back from LE) with the cowl sitting in place and all of the equipment locked in. I've got the battery back as far as I can without opening up the covering. Looks like figuring out the final balance will be next on the agenda. I did swap out for a turboheader on her. The deflector isn't on yet but will be before I fire it up. I'll want to run a tank or two through it on the ground to make sure its happy. I'll miss the Keleo exhaust I had for the P-40, but somehow I doubt I'll miss the mess it made of both sides of the plane.