Well, curiosity got the best of me again. Considering how much HP the alternator, power steering and idler pulley theoretically consume I thought I'd try to rid myself of their hunger for HP. I bought a new belt that only runs around the crank pulley and the tensioner pulley. It still turns the water pump, too, but only by passing contact. So, I removed the stock LS1 f-body belt and installed the short belt. I made my 1/8 mile pass and actually added .4 seconds to my time. My only guess is that the battery voltage is lower than the alternator voltage, so the coils don't fire as hot and I lost power. I need me a 14-16 volt battery now, I assume. My battery only shows 11.4 volts when the engine is off and 14.2 when charging. I hoped that removing the parasitic loss would have helped but once again I didn't have the forethought about low voltages.

Any ideas?