It's been a few years since I've flown. Please keep that in mind as I ask my question. I have a pretty old Piper Cub that I believe to be a Carl Goldberg. It's about a 5 foot wingspan, I suppose, and has been crashed so many times, it's now wood holding glue and box tape together. The guy I bought it from said he built it by shortening the wings 6 inches on either side and put a KB 61 engine on it because he wanted a "hot" plane. And there is no cowling on it, so it's just the flat-fromt firewall with the motor attached. Obviously not all that aerodynamic. BTW, the wings have their customary round ends, not cut off straight. So I suppose he built it leaving 2 or 3 spars out on each side.
Anyway, the KB61 engine is totally shot, and I just want another cheapie of some kind just to get it back in the air. But I don't want another .61. That engine was just too powerful and with those short wings, the plane was a real handful. I don't want all that speed, and my reflexes and nerves used to get frazzled flying that thing. Anybody got any recommendations? And since the plane is so torn up and nothing on it is straight any more, all I want is just some used cheapie motor to get going again. Thank you.