So just to recap what I have been reading here is that the issue was with the aftermarket filter?
I was trying to follow the discussion, but my Talon has the Jackson turbo intake system and I installed the S&B particle separator aswell, which totally removed the stock Honda system and I wanted to make sure I didnt miss anything that might affect my setup...
The Honda engine seems to be sensitive to any contaminates making it thru the intake and filter. This isn't surprising (engine wise), but the filter issues are. That's why I went with the particle separator. The particle separator doesn't match up easily with the Jackson setup, but I was able to make it work pretty well.
Sorry to here about the issues and hopefully the other parties involved fix their issues and make it right for your machine. Thanks for sharing...