ORIGINAL: ARTP47
If I were to redue my Venus the only mod I would make is to lower the gas tank about 1 inch to help in outside maneuvers.
I agree with lowering the gas tank. I was considering an inverted 4-stroke for mine but decided against it because the needle valve was way below the centerline of the tank.
I ended up with a 1.20AX mounted close to horizontally. It's actually -4 degrees to center the Jett muffler in the cowl. There's some pics in the Venus II thread.