Sorry to throw cold water on a cherished method, but all of the formulas ("1 lb. of rotating weight is worth X lbs. of static weight") are completely wrong. On some cars, the result may be ballpark by accident, but why would removing 1 lb. rotating weight at 5" from its rotational center (like a crank CW) in a 2,500 lb. chassis have any relation at all to removing 1 lb. from the center of an axle in a 5,000 lb. chassis?
It doesn't. The math for equivalent effect must include the RPM and the effective center of rotating mass.
Re: Weight ahead of the CG almost always helps ET Did no-one notice that this is backward?
