My stock forward flight motor had some lose magnets so I took the opportunity to replace it along with the crappy prop adaptor and 8x4 prop. Instead of buying a new motor I used a spare from my mini Talon QuadPlane project along with the same 9x5 3-blade prop on 4s. The SunnySky V2216-10 KV900 motor is much higher quality and uses a built-in adapter for better balance. The foam pod was cut away and I made a new plywood motor mount that is glued directly to the base. It should work great!
I also created a new FPV pod using a RunCam Split and an ImmersionRC 600mW 5.8GHz transmitter.