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Hmm alot of long answers. Short answer. More mass, less speed, Less mass more speed. This goes for the whole car. Rule of thumb, not always correct so dont flame , but about 100 lbs is a tenth of seconed off a quarter mile time. With anything rotational the affects are even greater becouse your not only loosing weight on the car, but allowing the engine to spin with less resistance.
Rotation mass easy options include, wheels, ours are 20lpb stock but 18's can easily be found at 17 lbs, Flywheels <-- major difference in my opinion, crank pully <-- did on my car , cheap easy and noticeable , and carbon fiber drive shaft <--- nexts years tax refund , never used before, heard great things want to try. What can i say i like trying new things.
Can anyone chime in on if we can hurt these motors by freeing up to much rotation mass.. For example I went with all options i mentioned , which is my plan, no big hp increase maybe 1 hp but will defiantly have a time difference.
I drag all my cars for fun. Not hard core maybe twice a year with 4 runs over 6 hours but this car i plan on learning motor sport tracks, although south jersey sucks for this. SO expensive for 1 day with little return.
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