Elgin Forged Valves Any users?
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From: South Lyon MI
Elgin Forged Valves Any users?
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?
Has anyone had good or bad experiences with them?
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From: Dale City VA
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
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
