Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

The repair kit does take the "pin falling out" syndrome away , and fixes a few other design flaws, which is why I'm a fan of it as long as you don't let your stock valve get to the stage where the housing is cracked or you lose the pin in the engine lol!

I agree, the stock valve should last a very long time, and I think the repair kit is a good value to be sure that it lasts as long or longer than intended.