Both the C4 & the C6 have the same stock gear ratios - 2.46:1 / 1.46:1 / 1.00:1. The aftermarket makes “wide ratio” gear kits for both transmissions, I’m not sure off hand if they are the same ratio or not, but they’re probably close. I have couple C6’s with the Ford Motorsports wide ratio kits, they are 2.72:1 / 1.54:1 / 1.00:1 ratio. I don’t have the actual transmission weight on hand, but yes, the C4 will be considerably lighter. The main thing for making the swap to a C4 for a FE is you need to buy the adapter bellhousing, and they’re not cheap. I think you have three choices for adapter bellhousings, Performance Automatic makes one, Quick Time makes one, they are both SFI certified, which is good if you’re racing at a quick enough ET that you need the SFI certification. JPT used to make an adapter bellhousing too, but I think he may have retired. Used JPT bellhousings turn up for sale occasionally. I think JPT might have been the first to make a commercially available FE to C4 bellhousing. And of course the C4 is shorter, so you will need a new driveshaft too if you are changing from a C6. The C4 uses a smaller input & output shaft. They make stronger C4 input shafts, they are probably a good idea for a healthy FE. I have a friend who snapped a stock C4 input shaft last summer with a 700hp Windsor in his race car, I would think by at least 600hp a person should be looking at the stronger aftermarket C4 input shaft.