87vetter

Elgin Industries makes Forged 21-4N Stainless Steel valves for a pretty good price, a few dollars less then the other guys.
Has anyone had good or bad experiences with them?

rklessdriver

Elgins valves are manfactured by Eaton and SI. In fact all Elgin makes is boxes (to re-label other peoples stuff for a profit).

Eaton has one level. "Stock replacement" and its the lowest grade stock replacement crap money can buy. I wouldn't put them in a Briggs - end of story.

As with most all companies SI has a wide varity of quality levels, pretty much from "Stock Replacement" to "Top Fuel". All quality stuff. I have used their valves in everything from my 4.0L Jeep engine to my race car engines on occasion. Althou I prefer Ferrea if steel valves are used in the later.

21-4N material fits into SI's "Claimer Series" of valves which are about $6.00 - $10.00 each racer net. As long as it was a limited class race car or mild performance street car with less than 160lbs on the seat & 400lbs open of valve spring pressure turning less than 6500rpm, you would be fine IMO.

But buying a re-boxed prouduct espc from Elgin is an accident waiting to happen - they might be the good SI valves but they may not. Why risk it? Just buy direct, they will sell to anyone.

http://www.sivalves.com/dealerinfo.html

Will

AGENT 86

I'm using them, no complaints and the price was decent.