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Nissan released one of it's breakthrough and revolutionary trucks in decades with it's large and hulking Titan pickup. Available with one of the class leading 5.6 Endurance V8 engines, the Titan boasted huge towing capacity numbers and world class leading 305 HP at the time of it's showroom newness. With all that power, comes expectedly lousy fuel economy numbers. But have no fear, there is an abundance of available aftermarket performance products available to increase your fuel economy and power in that fantastic Nissan Titan Truck. Here is a brief rundown of some of the available items available at retailers.

A quick and relatively easy performance item to buy is a higher flowing performance air filter by K&N or Airaid. Widely sold at retail outfits like Pep Boys, Walmart, and Autozone, these filters only cost about $35-55 tops. These are designed to replace your existing stock filter, and will increase air flow into your engine. A better breathing engine will net drivers a 20 HP gain and about a 1-3 mpg increase over the conventional filter. And best of all, these filters take only about 15 minutes to install and require only basic hand tools. As a result, you'll also see less maintenance costs and lower gas bills over a short period because they are cleanable and reusable.

Another popular and inexpensive add-on is a performance exhaust. Nissan Titan's have big sound from a restrictive stock setup. But with a customized exhaust system, the truck will dispel the burnt gases more efficiently and therefore increase HP and torque numbers effortlessly. There are lots of companies that sell a performance exhaust kit for the 5.6 V8 including but not limited to: Flowmaster, Nismo, Borla, Magnaflow and others. These manufacturers have ready to go kits that come with all the necessary hardware and only take an afternoon's amount of work. In turn, taking no time at all to make your truck perform like a muscle car.

And finally, another great addition to your Nissan Titan is a performance chip. Performance chips are designed to improve the truck's computer into getting a much more efficient fuel curve and adjust shift points so that the truck doesn't over work itself towing. Performance chips are available from Hypertech and Superchips and cost in the neighborhood of $80-100 depending on your application. The install takes no more than half an hour and require only basic hand tools. You'll notice the difference with the performance chip.

And that's the small list of popular aftermarket items that will give your Titan a 25% boost in fuel economy and up to a 35-50 horsepower jump from stock. With an afternoons amount of time and some regular hand tools, it will make tackling this job easy with the enclosed instructions. There's no better upgrade than retrofitting your Nissan Titan to perform like a gas/electric hybrid. Made popular by last year's spike in gas prices, hybrids not only save you in fuel costs, but the IRS will pay you tax credits just for driving a clean fuel truck. For information on how to transform your Titan into a fuel saving hybrid, please visit my site below.

For more information, tips and tricks into squeezing more horsepower and better fuel economy, please visit my site. In addition, find out how to turn your truck into a popular electric/gas hybrid here: http://kookoox10-silverado-exhaust.blogspot.com/

Shaun Davidson-Automotive and Finance Consultant-2008

Truck Market Gets Crowded

Auto giants are spending a great sum to introduce new models and eventually grab a larger slice in the auto market. Toyota is preparing to deliver the first full-size Tundra pickups to dealers. Nissan has unveiled the longer and muscular versions of Titans. Chevrolet Silverado and Dodge Ram units are just waiting for them at center stage. However, sitting on the throne is the unbeatable F-Series from Ford.

Indeed, the truck market is getting crowded each year and this poses a serious threat to the F-Series, which is the best-selling truck for more than two decades now.

By delivering the Tundra, Toyota expects an increase in big pickup sales by more than 60 percent in 2007. Toyota predicts it will sell 200,000 new Tundras this year. Next year marks the Tundra’s first full year on the market and the automaker expects to sell 220,000 units. These figures are divulged by Toyota’s officials at a briefing on their market strategy. Toyota is spending over $100 million just to market and sell the bigger and stronger Tundras. So far, it is the most spending the automaker has entertained.

Detroit automakers, led by Ford and followed by GM’s Chevrolet, have successfully defended their posts in the lucrative pickup truck market. They account for 13 percent of America’s vehicle sales. Ford Super Duty does not have EBC Redstuff to pave way for a high performance road car however it has what it takes to be powerful, efficient and admirable. The truck will undergo a redesign for this model year. The 2008 model will introduce a new 6.4 L twin-turbo Power Stroke Diesel V8 with piezo fuel injectors to replace the problematic 6.0 L Power Stroke Diesel V8. The engine is said to produce 350 hp and 650 ft•lb of torque.

The Chevrolet Silverado, the second-best selling vehicle in America, is a tougher version of the GMC Sierra, its platform-mate. However, the latter offers more luxury options. The Dodge Ram, on the other hand, has been named the Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year twice. Its newest version was designed for commercial upfit with stake, dump, wrecker, platform, service, and other aftermarket beds available, using a standard frame. Its 2007.5 version will feature a slightly different version of the Cummins B6.7 rated at 350 horsepower and 650 amount of torque.

To challenge the Chevrolet Silverado and other trucks in the market, Nissan unveiled the Titan. At first, the latter was never engineered to challenge the Detroit trucks. This is because of the fact that its annual production capacity is only 90,000 units while Ford alone sells 900,000 units in a year. For Nissan, the truck will serve as a good option for those seeking alternatives to the F-150, Silverado/Sierra, Ram and Tundra.

The Nissan Titan was praised for its combination of a roomy interior, strong towing capacity, aggressive styling, and innovative features, such as wide opening rear doors in the King Cab and a lockable storage compartment outside the bed on the driver's side. In addition, the Titan was listed by Edmunds.com as the best full-size truck.

Some auto analysts said Nissan is most likely to bear the brunt of Toyota's aggressive push into trucks, but it is responding with updated versions of the Titan. "We don't want to be the piece of Toyota's pie chart a year from now that shows where all their sales growth came from," said Larry Dominique, vice president for product planning at Nissan North America. Dominique added that he believed Toyota's truck would stimulate demand and boost sales. "We believe it's a wide open, full-size market -- not import against import, or domestic against domestic."

Alex Rosten, a pricing analyst at Edmunds.com, also noted that although Nissan is commonly viewed as being vulnerable, DaimlerChrysler AG's Dodge Ram truck looks exposed to him. "It's the oldest one out there," he said.

About the Author

Anthony Fontanelle is a 35-year-old automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.

2000 GMC Sierra (AKA CHevy Silverado) 5.3L 1500, clunking front end noise, sounds like flat tire, comes and go?

2000 GMC Sierra (AKA CHevy Silverado) 5.3L 1500, clunking front end noise, sounds like flat tire, comes and goes. The sound seems to go away or not very noticeable after 30 MPH, sound seems to start when i turn to the left, or backup STRAIGHT (and turning) sound comes from the drivers side front.bad CV axle? bad hub? bad bearings? bad strut piece? thanks!
So when I jack it up, whats the best approach to detecting bad parts, such as CV axle (besides a missing boot lol) or HUB? how should they not move? thanks for the response!

Well, it's due time you get that floor jack out & a couple jack stands.
No test can be performed with it on the ground.

Of course it's obvious if the CV joint boot is missing or damaged.
If you like to bust through hard pack snow drifts, this will take out a CV boot
real quick.

Put off till this loose joint fly's apart going down the freeway
is always entertaining dodging other traffic trying to gain control
in a sea of demolition derby rodeo style.

Lets just hope it's not a control arm, ball-joint, tie-rod, idle-arm etc.
When the wheels steer on their own, and steering wheel has no effect.
It could ruin your whole day.

Good luck w/that..

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