If you're looking for a good power solution, I found the Eflite 480 to be a good match. I used a 40A Eflite ESC mounted at the air intake of the cowl. I had some standoffs from the Eflite Shoestring which turned out to be the perfect size. No fiddling required.
$6 new on ebay for those standoffs... search for "shoestring standoff set"