Looky what I found in the paper!

Bayou Titan · Feb 5, 2006

vw1972bugs said:
Yup...they have been making trucks and diesels for almost 30 years now...in fact the Enduance V8 in the Titan is based upon an engine that Nissan had in one of its box trucks in Europe.

Check out http://www.nissandiesel.co.za/ to see some of the trucks they make.

Now the dealerships in the USA dealing with diesels on the other hand...well...thats a whole new ballgame...We will see.

If you click on the "products" tab in the link above, it says Nissan has been making diesel engines for over 70 years.

mudslinggintitan04 · Feb 5, 2006

ill say. i preffer powerstroke, but that is to much of fords personal trade mark, and they are reallllllllllllllllllllllly hesitant to share that! that would be awesome, a powerstroke turbo titan!!!! i wish they also put a standard tranny for the titan, uhhh, but at least news of diesel is good!!!!

mudslinggintitan04 · Feb 5, 2006

also forgot to mention, the only prob with diesel is u loose a lot of horses, when they put a diesel in, i think it might be really hard to get it back up to the 305-335 (matters if u believe nissan them selfv's or the dyno's that were done at dealerships) horsey's it has now, unless it goes with the realllllly strong cummings (about 400 hp i believe?)

mudslinggintitan04 · Feb 5, 2006

damn, also forgot to say-for what it looses in hp, it will deffffinatly pick up in liters and torque.

37L1 · Feb 5, 2006

People like Banks can get a lot of HP out of a diesel.

GO_VOLS! · Feb 5, 2006

HudsonValleyTitan said:
I'm not sure why they don't just use one of their own diesels. Nissan has been a builder/supplier of diesel engines forever. They make fork lifts, box trucks...all kinds of equiptment. My guess is that it would be cheaper to just use an engine from Cummins.

90% of people only think that Nissan makes cars & trucks and aren't familiar with all the other non-automotive products offered. They're going to use Cummins like GM or Nissan uses Bose or Rockford Fosgate - name recognition. People recognize Cummins as a powerhouse, but thing Nissan is totally green when it comes to diesels, despite the obvious. To confirm this, just read this whole thread.

bestatchess · Feb 5, 2006

GO_VOLS! said:
They're going to use Cummins like GM or Nissan uses Bose or Rockford Fosgate - name recognition.

So it will have a Mexican-made Panasonic diesel with a Cummins logo?

37L1 · Feb 5, 2006

Probably will be spelled Cummings. . .

GO_VOLS! · Feb 5, 2006

bestatchess said:
So it will have a Mexican-made Panasonic diesel with a Cummins logo?

Right! And it'll only drive in mono mode! :jester:

BTW, I'm from the south, we cut the 'G' out of our words. :upsidedow

orangepeel · Feb 6, 2006

GO_VOLS! said:
BTW, I'm from the south, we cut the 'G' out of our words. :upsidedow

You're correct..... its Cummins,not Cummings.

Geaux Vols :upsidedow

helomech · Feb 6, 2006

mudslinggintitan04 said:
also forgot to mention, the only prob with diesel is u loose a lot of horses, when they put a diesel in, i think it might be really hard to get it back up to the 305-335 (matters if u believe nissan them selfv's or the dyno's that were done at dealerships) horsey's it has now, unless it goes with the realllllly strong cummings (about 400 hp i believe?)

Sorry to tell you, but the 5.9 cummins 6 cylinder puts out 325 hp and 610 ft/lbs of torque stock. You could spend less than a grand and have it putting out almost 500 hp and well over 800 ft/lbs of torque.

BigRedTitan · Feb 6, 2006

Here is a link to UD trucks, aka Nissan Diesel America, Inc. http://www.udtrucks.com/

UD trucks are made by Nissan and have been around in America for some time, around 20+ years. They make light and medium duty commercial trucks that, as far as I have heard, last as long as you want them to. And they can go about 150,000 miles before needing new brakes!

If you read the "About Us" page (http://www.udtrucks.com/aboutus.htm), they started UD out like they did the Titan. First they did 3 years of research in USA. Then they initially offered 2 models. Then, as they gained market ground, they started adding more models. Looks like they are doing the same with the Titan.

mudslinggintitan04 · Feb 6, 2006

huh, pretty good. my friends powerstroke 7.9 liter is only puttin out about 200 hp and he also has a banks turbo sidewinder in it?

helomech · Feb 6, 2006

mudslinggintitan04 said:
huh, pretty good. my friends powerstroke 7.9 liter is only puttin out about 200 hp and he also has a banks turbo sidewinder in it?

http://www-5.dodge.com/vehsuite/VehicleCompare.jsp If you click on the 5.9 engine option it will open another small window with the info. With just the banks 6 gun you should end up with 451 hp and 900 ft/lbs.

HudsonValleyTitan · Feb 6, 2006

helomech said:
Sorry to tell you, but the 5.9 cummins 6 cylinder puts out 325 hp and 610 ft/lbs of torque stock. You could spend less than a grand and have it putting out almost 500 hp and well over 800 ft/lbs of torque.

And without a LOT of afermarket help, it still won't get out of its' own way. Stock to stock, no Diesel will keep up. No thanks, I have no need to tow over 9400 LBS, lose my hearing, or blow black smoke and smell like a NYC bus... I'll stick to a gasoline engine!:cheers: But anyone out there in need of a heavy duty hauler may like it.

helomech · Feb 6, 2006

HudsonValleyTitan said:
And without a LOT of afermarket help, it still won't get out of its' own way. Stock to stock, no Diesel will keep up. No thanks, I have no need to tow over 9400 LBS, lose my hearing, or blow black smoke and smell like a NYC bus... I'll stick to a gasoline engine!:cheers: But anyone out there in need of a heavy duty hauler may like it.

You may want to do some more research on diesel trucks, because a diesel with the banks will stomp the hell out of our titans. I love my titan but facts are facts. My friends truck with just some intake work and exhaust will out run my titan, get better fuel mileage and tow more. It isn't as much fun to drive thats one reason I didn't buy one.

GARRICK ANSON · Feb 6, 2006

FYI for everyone here, If we want to play the name game with engines,GM uses Isuzus Duramax, Ford does uses Powerstroke, Dodge uses Cummins which is arguably the best diesel, BUT FORD OWNS CUMMINS!!! And they have for years.
I just wanted that to make sure that was out there.

DeTitan · Feb 7, 2006

Hey how is this for a backbone:

Thats the Nissan UD

Joewimp · Feb 7, 2006

Hey helomech...I second that motion on the Diesel Nissans. I saw three of them lined up next to each other behind a fence of my home town Nissan dealer ship. There out there.

abmobil · Feb 7, 2006

HudsonValleyTitan said:
And without a LOT of afermarket help, it still won't get out of its' own way. Stock to stock, no Diesel will keep up. No thanks, I have no need to tow over 9400 LBS, lose my hearing, or blow black smoke and smell like a NYC bus... I'll stick to a gasoline engine!:cheers: But anyone out there in need of a heavy duty hauler may like it.

Todays diesels dont blow near as much smoke and are much quieter than yesterdays diesels.
And while the stock big 3 diesels wont match a titan under hard acceleration unloaded they will still move very well and have no trouble getting out of there own way.

Looky what I found in the paper!

Bayou Titan

mudslinggintitan04

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37L1

GO_VOLS!

bestatchess

37L1

GO_VOLS!

orangepeel

helomech

BigRedTitan

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helomech

HudsonValleyTitan

helomech

GARRICK ANSON

DeTitan

Joewimp

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