Well yes it would br messing with the original " kit design "
A. using 1/4" square balsa stock for the empanage structural behind the fuse is asking for a disaster for lack of integrity and strength for a .90 to 120 size with over 1000 square's.
B. the "Kit" air foil is a FAT Clark Y flat bottom airfoil with a very thick amplified root section, " slow -inefficient - tons of parasitic drag - no better than a line draw around my shoe sole.
in this case the thinner section will add both a bit of speed and increase efficiency for the limited HP available. Mr. F was no dummy.
C. full Flying pivoting stab, along with a full flying pivoting rudder put's 100% of the total surface area available fort both pitch and yaw = making both extremely efficient and sensitive.
may even get some "Real" dog fighting capabilities against those S pad's
D. shifting the motor back to conceal it deeper in cowl " scale" will bring the C.G. forward, providing further mechanical advantage of the full flying stab in pitch.
Yes it will change the kit -