I completely understand why it was done and I am totally fine with the wolfhound having the poodle stats. I am just one of those people that doesn't like loosing the stock parts because it might break a craft file or lord knows what. IMHO just because the two parts are the same doesn't mean a stock part should just be removed, but that's just my opinion. I am perfectly fine with it just sitting in the parts list not doing anything.
For me a good compromise would be to flip the stats of the two engines just so the model is still there. I will most likely edit things to reflect this on my end to try out your changes.