what cai to get?

happykorn · Jul 13th, 2006, 09:33 PM

Ok, so i just went to go order Hotshot's CAI for the ga16de, and all they have on their website is headers now. Did they stop making them, and if so what cai should i get now that is worth it? Or should i wait for one on ebay? argh this sucks

Clem91 · Jul 14th, 2006, 12:38 AM

I'm pretty sure that Hotshot is undergoing web site reconstruction right now, and I doubt they have stopped making Cold Air Intakes. I have a 91 SE with the 1.6 L engine (GA16DE) and I bought the Hotshot Performance Cold Air Intake for my car. Mine was $250 including shipping, and it took me about 4 hours to put in. They have detailed instructions on how to install the CIA on the Hotshot web site, or they did at least. But what I didn't realize was that you actually have to cut a larger hole in the metal, where the stock intake goes to underneath the driver front fender. The Hotshot CIA will dead end almost right behind the front bumper, but to get under there, you have to remove the entire plastic wheel well behind the driver front wheel.

Even though it was a challenge for me to install, I would buy this intake again in a heartbeat. It is plain awesome, I love it and it really made a difference in the car's power. My CIA really starts REALLY making some noise around 4000-5000 RPMs, and my sentra is a manual, so if yours is an automatic I'm not sure how different it would be, but I would say not much.

With concerns to the Hotshot website, I would say wait it out. It's definitely going to be worth the wait, and in your case you might want to call them or see if you can have an order catalog shipped to you. Hope this helped.

Burn 17 · Jul 14th, 2006, 01:17 AM

i am in the prosses of building my own cai for much less than hotshot would charge me. just go to ebay and buy a fedw peices of intercooler piping and a filter and some couplets, the rest of it you can get from a hardware store. this way you build it how you like it

**wes** · Jul 14th, 2006, 09:36 AM

If you really want the HS CAI then order it from somewhere else that has it in stock. I would start with mossyperformance.com and see if they have it. Give them a call though as they sell a TON of stuff the site may or may not show it.