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Product Review

Product: - No Toil Air Filter
Test Duration: - 2 Months


Location: - Minnesota
Machine: - 2003 Kawasaki Prairie 650
Review Date: - July 2006



First Impression:

      For my quad I prefer to use a dual density foam filter for its superb filtering qualities, high performance integrity, and easy cleaning. No Toil Industries is one company that makes such products. The company roots from a history of riding and racing, and we here at ATVPT genuinely appreciate that. No Toil offers a unique, truly biodegradable and complete system with the oil, cleanser, rim grease and air box cleaner. I like how this filter comes in a very light color, of course this makes it easier to determine how dirty it is. My OEM filter was a very dark color and that just makes it harder to evaluate how dirty it is. When I installed this filter I used the air box cleanser to clean the box and my filter element screen, the cleanser works great! I also like to put filter oil on my air box cover, this acts like more filter area by attracting dirt that is blowing around inside the box.


Field Test:

      I have been riding with this filter now for about 2 months and over 200miles of trail riding through sand, mud and of course plenty of dirt. My machine ran great and performed quite well while using this filter. I did run through a considerable range of temps, humidity and rain. Through all conditions, my machine ran flawlessly. No toil has proven with Dyno testing this product can increase horsepower, to view this testing click here.
http://www.notoil.com/testresults.html
With this filter in my sport utility quad, I can’t say I specifically noticed any performance gain, but it definitely performed perfect. I inspected the filter after about 8hrs of riding in some dusty conditions and I was pretty amazed how dirty the filter was (see pictures below). Wow! There was a thick layer of dirt on the outside of the filter, but the inside was absolutely clean. This is all the proof I need so that I can surely say this filter works very well. Then it was time to clean, this task I normally dread, but cleaning this filter was by far the easiest I’ve done. Mix the cleaning powder with warm water and throw in the filter and in less then a minute it was clean! Amazing! Other filters I’ve used I’ve had to soak for 10mins and so on. You don’t need to even wear rubber gloves, but I did just out of habit. The filter oil is safe for your hands, but it is awfully sticky and I needed to keep my hands clean for taking pictures.


Pros:

    Non-Toxic and truly Biodegradable, skin safe, no gasoline or nasty solvents and cleans in seconds, no soaking!
    Protection: super tacky and annoyingly sticky, stops the dirt hands down
    Proven performance at a great price!

Cons:

    As with any washable, reusable filter, I wish it came with a re-sealable bag

Bottom Line


  This is honestly the easiest cleaning system I’ve ever used, and having the peace of mind of a truly biodegradable product is just priceless. I highly recommend this air filter system; it’s a top quality product with an exceptional price.


Note: Product in this review provided by No Toil Industries

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