We pay attention to weight, some people believe that a diesel car needs to be clunky and heavy, this is total nonsense. The real power these motors put out is nowhere near the uber chassis dyno number suggests. Put one of these dyno queens on a real engine dyno and the crying will begin. Better than that let one make an attempt to run down the track on those tunes and the results are disappointing to say the least. That said, 1300 to 1400 hp is what is really being put to the flywheel in race tune. So why try to build a car that is better suited to 10,000 hp and 7000 torque. The future with all of the gains in airflow such as the new Brodix cylinder heads its about quick spool up and low boost
In reality a diesel does not apply anymore torque to the axles then a similar gas motor. This is due to gearing.
Drag racing is physics in motion, and weight is a critical point. The New chassis is built to run in comp as a B/ Dragster Automatic in case I decide to go back to comp someday.