While there are a number of aftermarket valves available, some are of suspect quality and SAC's Steve Fischer believes that Sportflo offers an unbeatable combination of price and performance.

“Each Sportflo design undergoes rigorous testing once the research and development process has been concluded, and before production starts,” says Fischer. “But in addition, because the R&D, engineering and manufacturing facilities are housed at a common point, and thanks to SAC outlets countrywide, we can design, manufacture, and distribute valves for a given engine literally within weeks.”

This also makes it viable for Sportflo to manufacture one-off sets of specialist valves, whether it be for a V8-engined dragster, or for a classic motorcycle that went out of production before WWII. These two sectors are catered for by the Premium and Custom ranges respectively.

Given a sample, or a technical drawing with sufficient detail, Fischer says that they can manufacture valves for just about anything.

“The cost of original equipment valves has made it extremely costly to repair or upgrade cylinder heads, and with some four cylinder engines having as many as 20 valves it is easy to see why,” adds Fischer. “In the last two years, Sportflo Valves have quietly addressed all the back room issues that come with a venture of this type including the design, cost, quality, and other issues in the manufacturing of what is a precision component and we can safely say that Sportflo Valves is ready to make its presence felt in the marketplace.”