If you are running a SB Filter particle separator, what happens in rain? Does it blast water into the intake?
SB Filter question
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It's not a filter it's a separator so I guess it could pass water into your filter the same way water could get into your filter without one?
No, actually it keeps water out of your filter. It separates dirt, dust, silt, sand, snow, and even water from getting to your air filter. Helicopter technology. It works and it is very trick. My 2 pesos.
My understanding of the process is the inlets create tiny vortices (think tornado) and the heavier particles (dust, sand, water etc) are pushed to the outer edge by centrifugal force where the scavenge fan draws it out and expels it while the clean air in the center (eye) gets passed into the engine intake tube and then gets passed through your stock air filter. It's really just a prefilter
Not really a pre-'filter' because there is no 'filter' per se. But I get why you say it functions as such as you still need to run your regular air filter. It is 94% efficient (meaning it prevents 94% of dirt from ever getting to your filter) and will never plug like a filter skin and will never be restrictive.