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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to
the use of our reports dated May 31, 2000, except the first paragraph of Note
3, as to which the date is June 13, 2000, in Amendment No. 2 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-34366) and related Prospectus of IMPCO
Technologies, Inc. for the Registration of 2,500,000 shares of its common
stock.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Long Beach, California
July 12, 2000
