if drag racing is the biggest concern a fwd 4 cylinder is one of the poorest platforms to work with (weight transition away from driving wheels & lack of low end torque honda 4 cylinder)...the only advantage you have is weight...it's not worth pouring in thousands into a fwd drag car unless you are competing

ignore your buddy and go to autox or do some track events...your car can outhandle that overweight 20 year old platform any day of the week and with track racing you will always be in the upper rpms and the appropriate powerband for your engine