Quote Originally Posted by johnnyapollo View Post
Yup, you got a good one from what I see. Regarding the Hotshot intake - it was originally, specifically designed as a one-piece custom intake for the Isuzu Trooper then marketed to the VX community - turns out the way it turns up on the second bend, you couldn't close the hood. To fix it, those of us who had already bought one cut it in half and added a coupling (yours has the black coupling in the middle). All of the previous intakes were basically adapted from other manufacturers so they were a bit cobbled-up. The Hotshot is probably the best of the intakes out there for the VX.

-- John
Yeah, it looks chopped and coupled. There is actually a little spot where the chrome is rubbing off from scraping against the hood. That black sleeve isn't actually the coupling though, I believe it's there to protect the intake tube from rubbing. Thanks for all the info guys, I really appreciate it. I love this truck more every day.