Thoughts on lightened flywheels and clutch disks, For performance motor Options

[Boomingbeetle]

I have a 2270 motor that I will eventually be putting into my '71 with a sideshift tranny, once I get some dress-up and parts collected. It does not currently have a flywheel, clutch, or pressure plate.

1. Is there a benefit to finding a lightened flywheel if the motor has lighter internals?

2. I assume I should use a 6-spring clutch disk or an aftermarket performance material, but maybe this isn't necessary for a 150-HP/TQ motor? Ditto for the pressure plate.

[Mark Henry]

I have a 78mm X 90.5mm 2006cc type 1 engine, that was built by me from a full Gene Berg kit, that with the Berg carbs cost me $5K in 1991. Any that may remember Berg is that he was one of the best of the best in the T1 world.
It has a 12.5 Lb flywheel lighted flywheel, it does spin up quick and I don't really consider it a hassle around town and short commutes. If your speed is being governed by the flow of traffic no problem.

But on a really long trip my foot gets sore from constantly adjusting the gas pedal. You have to constantly watch your speed, you glance down and you're 5 mph under the speed limit, then you glance again and your 25 over , then under....over... under...
It's a real PITA keeping a constant speed.
Basicly you have to keep one eyeball on the road and the other on the speedo.