Hello everyone,
After a lot of forum reading, here is what I have concluded regarding mods for a 06 4x4 SE Crew Cab.
Basically, it boils down to the fact that a stock Titan w/ Big tow package is pretty much almost set to do the best job. The following mods add value when towing and are worth the investment:
- Get a brake controller
- Get an equalizer hitch
- Get the 2% timing advance
- Do the DIY air box mod
- Get an Amsoil air filter
- Add BD GT for power/torque boost and run 91 octane gas when towing
- Add RAS system (cheaper than Airbags) for sagging and better ride when loaded. Somewhat questionable in my mind if you have an equalizer hitch properly setup. This may however also help w/ the bed of my truck being all over the place when going offroad so I will probably do it.
The stuff that I am discarding due to my reading and limited added value for towing is:
- CAI (Considered Air Raid)
- CAT system (Considered Gibson)
- Bigger tranny and diff pans. I currently have an unresolved tranny overheating concern that I don't want to put a band-aid on w/ these solutions, however, this could be worth doing down the road to protect things in the hot Arizona summers.
I would be interested in any suggestions regarding tranny fluids that run cooler than Nissan fluids. I would like to try these before trying bigger pans.
If anyone has any other suggestions, I would appreciate the feedback.
Mike
After a lot of forum reading, here is what I have concluded regarding mods for a 06 4x4 SE Crew Cab.
Basically, it boils down to the fact that a stock Titan w/ Big tow package is pretty much almost set to do the best job. The following mods add value when towing and are worth the investment:
- Get a brake controller
- Get an equalizer hitch
- Get the 2% timing advance
- Do the DIY air box mod
- Get an Amsoil air filter
- Add BD GT for power/torque boost and run 91 octane gas when towing
- Add RAS system (cheaper than Airbags) for sagging and better ride when loaded. Somewhat questionable in my mind if you have an equalizer hitch properly setup. This may however also help w/ the bed of my truck being all over the place when going offroad so I will probably do it.
The stuff that I am discarding due to my reading and limited added value for towing is:
- CAI (Considered Air Raid)
- CAT system (Considered Gibson)
- Bigger tranny and diff pans. I currently have an unresolved tranny overheating concern that I don't want to put a band-aid on w/ these solutions, however, this could be worth doing down the road to protect things in the hot Arizona summers.
I would be interested in any suggestions regarding tranny fluids that run cooler than Nissan fluids. I would like to try these before trying bigger pans.
If anyone has any other suggestions, I would appreciate the feedback.
Mike
