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.
