Possibly. The material is far more expensive than a typical air filter so the cost will always be much higher than other options which will limit buyers quite a bit.
It will be both filters and clamps. The first 50 kits will be $150 but the price will increase after those are sold.
We have some information posted on our website from a direct comparison (independently tested by a lab) to a top brand oiled filter. I hope to be able to post more of the data down the road or collect my own.
I don’t think it is the same manufacturer but dedicated off road filters are likely similar due to being exposed to so much more fine particles. Their test particle sizes are in the range these were tested against.
It literally looks EXACTLY like the Desertcraft filters.
That’s an interesting setup. I see a lot of separators and extra filters like that on off road racers. Desertcraft seems to be a surface blocking element versus a loading type. So these are different. These are more similar to a paper element but large particles will fall off still versus getting stuck on the surface due to the very tight structure.It literally looks EXACTLY like the Desertcraft filters.
Clearly, on-road vehicles aren't operating in the same dusty, dirty environments as SXS are, but the Desertcraft filter would be an absolute NO GO on my SXS if it was the primary (main) air filter.
We actually use them as pre-filters, installed BEFORE the OEM filters in the main airbox.
Not only that, but we run a Filterwears cover over the top of the Desertcraft filter -- almost like having three air filters!
The problem is: Unless you clean these Desertcraft filters VERY regularly (every 100-150 miles) using a water hose and either Simple Green, Dawn, or something like that, the filter WILL get overloaded and let fine particles to pass from the pre-filter to the dirty side of the OEM airbox.
If you clean it regularly, you can keep the dirty side of the airbox (and your OEM filter looking brand new) for 10,000 miles or more. But if you don't, here's what the inside of the airbox and the OEM airbox filter look like:
IMHO, the main problem with dry reuseable filters is that they don't filter well if not maintained on a VERY regular basis, depending upon your operating environment.
Here's the Desertcraft (new):
The pre-filter replaces what is essentially a tube with an ant farm looking contraption that is essentially an open hole at the end that comes out of the OEM airbox. Without it, Honda expects you to be replacing the airbox filter every few hundred miles. Totally stupid.
