Photographers have an oft-used saying: "It's not the camera, it's the photographer." We would like to adapt that saying to the world of performance engines, ergo: "It's not the engine, it's the ...

In the final round, Brian's Smeding Performance powerplant brought home the gold as he hit a 7.25-second 1/8th at 86.92 (his best run so far has been 6.85 at 103.41 mph), and this is no ringer, it's a ...

We've covered many engine stories in these pages, a number of them with the respected Sacramento, California, engine shop, Smeding Performance. Since the number of actual "steps" involved in putting a ...