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I very much doubt the 180 hp engine doesn't change takeoff performance. An extra 20-35 hp on takeoff in a small airplane is noticible. You will accelerate to takeoff speed faster and climb at a greater rate. You should beable to get out of that field on a warm day with ease when you'd be very tight or unable with the standard engine.
Don't go by hearsay, get out and look at the performance and talk to owners.
Flap technique and willingness to rotate 5-6 kts above the bottom of the white arc help a lot.
That will put you sqaurely on the backside of the power curve but that why your instructor had you practice the soft-field takeoff.
A bigger engine is always nice. It's not of an expence stretch from a 172 to a 182.
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