EDA Office of Foreign Trade • Riverside County, California • USA
October 2012
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W
hen your job involves pouring
thousands of pounds of liquid
metal that has been heated to 1,320
degrees Fahrenheit, there’s not
much room for making a mistake.
That slim margin of error is why
Edelbrock, a maker of custom aluminum
vehicle parts with a foundry complex in
San Jacinto, works so hard to ensure that
the experienced employees on site are
always passing on their knowledge to
the next round of Edelbrock employees.
“
The foundry business is a tough one,
and the parts you make require a
certain amount of expertise,” said Vic
Edelbrock, chairman of Edelbrock LLC,
the Torrance-based parent company
of the two manufacturing facilities in
San Jacinto. “If you don’t make a good
casting, it’s junk, and you’re in real
trouble. You’ve got to make sure you
do it right, and that’s what we do.”
The sand metal casting and permanent
mold metal casting facilities on Buena
Vista Street in San Jacinto are used
almost exclusively for producing
Edelbrock products, which are well-
known among owners of performance
vehicles. The company also does work
for other firms that make things like
braking systems for subway cars, but
producing high-performance vehicle
parts is Edelbrock’s speciality.
Whether its racers who want the highest
performance possible from each
component they load into their vehicle
or enthusiasts who just love to tinker,
Edelbrock customers demand quality.
And those customers buying everything
from manifolds to water pumps can
be everywhere from the San Jacinto
Valley where the parts are manufactured
to Canada, Europe, Australia, New
Zealand and Japan, Vic Edelbrock said.
“
We make these for everything
from Corvettes to Camaros, all the
modern cars and trucks,” he said.
“
Our reputation is built around
the auto parts that we make.”
Edelbrock has remained a strong
employer in San Jacinto even during
the recent economic downturn,
San Jacinto Mayor Andrew Kotyuk
said. The company opened its first
foundry in San Jacinto in 1990 and
the city assisted with the opening of
a second foundry in 2007 through
the issuance of an Industrial Bond.
“
The City’s support of auto-related
uses is evident through its sponsorship
of the Southern California Sand Drag
Association which presents several
racing events throughout the year,
attracting thousands of drivers and
spectators from throughout the
country to San Jacinto,” Kotyuk said.
The city hopes to build on Edelbrock’s
success locally by attracting other
automotive businesses to the area.
The U.S. Department of Commerce
is expected to approve San Jacinto’s
inclusion into the Palm Springs Foreign
Trade Zone, which will greatly benefit
Edelbrock Provides High Performance
Parts for American Cars All Over The
World With Its Foundry In The City
of San Jacinto, Riverside County
