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Brian here with 10-80 Dirt Sports. This new item is yet another option for the Talon intake that I was involved with bringing to market for Talon owners.
Desertcraft of California makes some of the finest air filters I've ever seen, as long as you own a RZR or Maverick X3. They also are a very small company that has been such a pleasure to work with the last few years. They do not make a Talon air filter. However, while talking with Mr. Mark over there about a Talon filter, he came up with this Foam Buddy solution. They have been selling a similar design for RZR XP 900 for years with great results pre-filtering that OEM panel air filter. Funny story is that Mr. Mark called me on my way to the Takeover to mention this design he was working on. Then he called me on the way home from the Takeover saying that he had a prototype made and was sending it to me to try and provide feedback.
Anyway...this pre-filter design is targeting owners who want to stick with the OEM filter without snorkel or particle separator mods. The way this works is the Foam Buddy is oiled and inserted into the air box with the waffle grate you see in the pic above. The grate is to keep the oiled foam from touching the OEM air filter. Once the Foam Buddy is inserted into the air box stopping 1/4" short of being flush with the air filter mounting surface, the OEM air filter is installed and pushes the Foam Buddy the rest of the way in, edges flush where it needs to be for a good seal with the OEM air filter around the edge. Very simple! The Foam Buddy will catch a large amount of the dirt coming into the air box extending the life of the OEM air filter. Like I said they have been running these on RZRs for years with success.
I have placed a stocking order for 5 of these Foam Buddy kits to start off with and they are shipping to me today. I should have pricing by Monday. Mr. Mark told me on the phone but I forgot exactly what he said. The week of July 19 these will be ready to fullfill orders. And I will be posting better pics for the product listing. The kits will come with instructions. The Foam Buddy requires either 30 weight engine oil or you can use tacky filter oil.
Product page link for the Foam Buddy here. I'm working for you guys trying to get more and better products available for the Hondas.
Below is a pic of the prototype test unit in my Talon after only a 60 mile ride on dusty sandy National Forest trails near home. I removed my R2C air filter and installed a brand new OEM air filter specifically to test this Foam Buddy. It works as you can see by the clean OEM filter and the clean edges of the Foam Buddy.
Desertcraft of California makes some of the finest air filters I've ever seen, as long as you own a RZR or Maverick X3. They also are a very small company that has been such a pleasure to work with the last few years. They do not make a Talon air filter. However, while talking with Mr. Mark over there about a Talon filter, he came up with this Foam Buddy solution. They have been selling a similar design for RZR XP 900 for years with great results pre-filtering that OEM panel air filter. Funny story is that Mr. Mark called me on my way to the Takeover to mention this design he was working on. Then he called me on the way home from the Takeover saying that he had a prototype made and was sending it to me to try and provide feedback.
Anyway...this pre-filter design is targeting owners who want to stick with the OEM filter without snorkel or particle separator mods. The way this works is the Foam Buddy is oiled and inserted into the air box with the waffle grate you see in the pic above. The grate is to keep the oiled foam from touching the OEM air filter. Once the Foam Buddy is inserted into the air box stopping 1/4" short of being flush with the air filter mounting surface, the OEM air filter is installed and pushes the Foam Buddy the rest of the way in, edges flush where it needs to be for a good seal with the OEM air filter around the edge. Very simple! The Foam Buddy will catch a large amount of the dirt coming into the air box extending the life of the OEM air filter. Like I said they have been running these on RZRs for years with success.
I have placed a stocking order for 5 of these Foam Buddy kits to start off with and they are shipping to me today. I should have pricing by Monday. Mr. Mark told me on the phone but I forgot exactly what he said. The week of July 19 these will be ready to fullfill orders. And I will be posting better pics for the product listing. The kits will come with instructions. The Foam Buddy requires either 30 weight engine oil or you can use tacky filter oil.
Product page link for the Foam Buddy here. I'm working for you guys trying to get more and better products available for the Hondas.
Below is a pic of the prototype test unit in my Talon after only a 60 mile ride on dusty sandy National Forest trails near home. I removed my R2C air filter and installed a brand new OEM air filter specifically to test this Foam Buddy. It works as you can see by the clean OEM filter and the clean edges of the Foam Buddy.
