{"id":5406,"date":"2014-05-06T14:16:05","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=5406"},"modified":"2014-05-06T14:15:38","modified_gmt":"2014-05-06T21:15:38","slug":"edelbrock-shop-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/edelbrock-shop-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Edelbrock Shop Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Edelbrock<\/p>\n

Photos by Andrew Chen<\/p>\n

Once a year, Edelbrock opens the doors of its Torrance, California manufacturing facility to give the public a behind-the-scenes look at how some of the industry’s most popular performance parts are made.<\/p>\n

The Southern California headquarters is home to 96 CNC machines that turn out a variety of components like carburetors, cylinder heads and intake manifolds. These components start out in the engineering department as computer-aided designs (CAD) and are prototyped with a complete, 3D printed part in plastic. The engineers can take a 3D printed part, for example an intake manifold, and bolt it straight onto an actual engine for immediate testing. They employ these types of techniques to allow for lower production costs and a faster product delivery to the customer.<\/p>\n

\"Edelbrock<\/p>\n

Once a component is finished, it’s taken to the dyno area, where performance numbers are obtained in a real-world environment with the help of a 383 stroker engine; proof that their published performance gains aren’t just theoretical calculations.<\/p>\n