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| Weiand | |
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| Name | Weiand |
| Industry | Automotive aftermarket |
| Founded | 1930s |
| Founder | Victor Weiand |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Products | Superchargers, intake manifolds, carburetor components, performance parts |
| Parent | Holley Performance Products (2013–present) |
Weiand Weiand is an American manufacturer of automotive performance parts, known primarily for superchargers, intake manifolds, and carburetion components. The company supplied aftermarket equipment to hot rodders, racers, and restoration enthusiasts, interacting with a broad network of manufacturers, teams, and sanctioning bodies across the United States, Canada, and international markets. Weiand products have been used in applications ranging from street performance to professional NASCAR and NHRA drag racing programs.
Weiand was founded in the 1930s by Victor Weiand during the interwar period and expanded through the post‑World War II boom that also propelled firms such as Edelbrock, Holley, Mallory, Autolite, and Delco into prominence. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s Weiand competed in the same aftermarket space as Mopar Performance, Ford Motorsport, Chevrolet, Dodge, and independent builders like Vic Edelbrock Sr. and Vic Edelbrock Jr. who shaped the American hot rod culture. The company supplied parts to performance shops, speed shops, and racing teams that participated in events run by organizations such as the National Hot Rod Association and the Sports Car Club of America. During corporate consolidation in the late 20th and early 21st centuries Weiand changed ownership multiple times, culminating in acquisition by Holley Performance Products in 2013, joining brands like Weiand, Holley, Hooker Headers, Hedman Hedders, and Mr. Gasket under broader aftermarket portfolios.
Weiand developed a range of products including centrifugal superchargers, roots‑type blowers, aluminum intake manifolds, cast‑iron manifolds, throttle bodies, and carburetor accessories compatible with engines from Ford, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, and Cadillac. Their superchargers paralleled offerings from firms like Paxton, Eaton, Magnuson, and BorgWarner, while intake designs were compared with Edelbrock Performer and Holley manifolds. Weiand invested in casting techniques, CNC porting, and metallurgy similar to practices at Genuine Parts Company suppliers and OEMs such as General Motors and Ford Motor Company. The company also produced performance parts that interfaced with carburetors from Holley and ignition systems built by Mallory Ignition and Pertronix.
Weiand components have been employed in street performance projects, classic car restorations, drag racing teams in NHRA competition, stock car programs in NASCAR sanctioning series, and vintage restoration events coordinated by groups like SCCA and Goodguys Rod & Custom Association. Their superchargers appeared on vehicles campaigned by independent race teams and privateers who ran events at tracks such as Daytona International Speedway, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Laguna Seca Raceway, and Pomona Raceway. Tuners and engine builders from establishments like Hagerty Garage, Shelby American, Lingenfelter Performance Engineering, Callaway Cars, and Roush Performance have specified Weiand parts in crate and custom engine assemblies used in endurance racing, street rod shows, and dragstrip competition.
Weiand operated as an independent company before being acquired and integrated into larger aftermarket groups. Ownership transitions involved deals with private equity firms and strategic consolidation alongside brands such as Holley Performance Products, MRG Group affiliates, and other vendors in portfolios managed by aftermarket conglomerates. Post‑2013 management aligned Weiand with Holley’s distribution, marketing, and R&D channels, leveraging relationships with suppliers including Federal-Mogul, ABC Supply, and logistics networks that serve retailers like Summit Racing Equipment, Jegs High Performance, Advance Auto Parts, and specialty installers such as Speed Shop chains and restoration shops affiliated with Antique Automobile Club of America.
Notable Weiand offerings include roots‑style blowers for small‑block and big‑block V8 engines, cast and aluminum intake manifolds for performance street and racing applications, and accessory hardware for carburetion and fuel delivery systems. Specific parts were used on platforms including the Ford Windsor engine, Chevrolet small‑block V8, Chrysler Hemi, and various AMC V8 installations. Weiand manifolds and superchargers were often paired with Holley 4150 and Holley 4160 carburetors, aftermarket camshafts from Comp Cams, valvetrain components by Crane Cams, and cooling components sourced from SPAL and Mishimoto to support high‑output builds for drag racing, road racing, and show cars.
Weiand’s legacy persists in the collector, restoration, and performance communities alongside contemporaries like Edelbrock, Holley, Paxton Automotive, B&M Racing, and Autometer. Weiand parts remain sought after for period‑correct restorations in shows organized by SEMA, Goodguys, and regional concours events, as well as for performance upgrades in aftermarket catalogs at Summit Racing and Jegs. The brand’s influence is evident in engineering practices adopted across the aftermarket, the preservation of vintage racing technology at institutions such as the Henry Ford Museum and the Petersen Automotive Museum, and ongoing references in technical literature produced by entities like Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Hot Rod Magazine, Road & Track, and restoration guides used by Hemmings Motor News collectors.
Category:Automotive parts suppliers Category:American companies established in the 1930s