Os ft 160
I am in the middle of building a 1/4 scale Sig Piper Cub which I intend to fly off floats. I have two new engines, a DLE 35 and a Zenoah G26. The 26 is too big and wide necessating a lot of cowel cutting plus a little low on hp and heavy for float flying. The 35 is too long and a little high on hp plus the modifications that I would have to do on the firewall makes these engines the least desireable choice for this build. My buddy got out of the hobby and gave me his planes, lucky me! In one of them is an OS Ft-160 which although is only 2hp at peak is significantly lighter than the 26 and would look amazing under the cowel of the cub. The fit inside the cowel is almost the correct length and the twin cylinder heads means minimal cowel removal. My question is, is this a suitable engine for this kit? I wanted a gas engine but money is tight and I have this as an option. Do you think this would be powerful enough for the cub to fly off water?