My only consideration would be rotating assy weight, for a drag motor you want to be able to build rpm quickly and accelerate. Pullers leave the line and are at max rpm the whole time, so the added inertia of a heavier rotating assy or flywheel will benefit them by giving them a little more distance before the sled can slow them down...think of the big farm tractors and their huge flywheels - that is for inertia.
Also durability over power to a certain extent - Wider seat widths to displace those high egt's on pull motors, narrower seat widths make more power but do not transfer heat from the valve to the seat as well.
Also durability over power to a certain extent - Wider seat widths to displace those high egt's on pull motors, narrower seat widths make more power but do not transfer heat from the valve to the seat as well.