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Part 1: The Stock Piping

Over the last month we have been going all out on the Titan XD, and we are pleased to report our progress on the hot- and cold-side intercooler pipes. As with most development projects, we first examined the factory components in order to see how we might improve them. At first glance, the intercooler pipes appear to be your average factory aluminized steel pipes. Further inspection, however, revealed that these pipes were not in good condition. The hot-side pipe had a bit of oily film coating the inside and worse still, the cold-side pipe had a startling coating of rust. Yes, you read that right; the pipe that supplies cool air to this brand-new truck’s turbo is coated with rust.

Titan XD engine bay

Stock Nissan Titan XD intercooler pipe

Stock Nissan Titan XD intercooler pipe

Stock Nissan Titan XD intercooler pipe

Needless to say we immediately went to work mapping out the shape of our pipes on the CMM (coordinate measuring machine) to move this project along ASAP. The diameter of the factory piping is sufficient for the Titan XD at this stage of modification, so we are planning to keep the piping at 2.5” in diameter. Our intercooler piping will eliminate a few slight bends for a smoother flow, and more importantly, the all-aluminum construction will eliminate this rust issue. Take a look at what our intercooler pipes will look like, and let us know what you think!

Titan XD Intercooler piping

Titan XD Intercooler piping

Coming Up!

In our next post we will take a look at what goes into fabricating our prototypes and how well they fit on the Titan XD.

Stay Tuned!
-Sara

 

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Digging this! Cant wait to see how it comes out!

 

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Digging this! Cant wait to see how it comes out!

Thanks for the kind words!

-Sara

 

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Mishimoto's Titan XD Intercooler Pipe and Boot Kit Pre-Sale is live!

Pre-Sale Link

We are kicking off the pre-sale for our Titan XD Pipe and Boot Kit so everyone has enough time to place their orders. More info and photos are on the way in another post, but until then check out the pre-sale and let us know if you have any questions!

Pre-Sale Link

Sale Price: $430.95

MSRP: $520.00

Estimated Ship Date / Pre-Sale Expiration: October

Includes:
(2) Aluminum Intercooler Pipes
(4) Silicone Boots with DuraCore™ Technology
(8) Constant Tension T-Bolt Clamps
Mishimoto Lifetime Warranty

Pre-Sale Link

If you have any questions let us know in the comments below!

-Sara

 

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Part 2: Final Prototype

In our last post, we ended with a rendering of the Nissan Titan XD intercooler pipes and the jig that we plan to use to fabricate them. Since then, we began fabricating our prototypes and testing fitment.

Before we could begin welding our prototypes, we first had to fabricate our jig. With the help of the trusty waterjet, we sliced the pieces for the jig and began assembling them.

Titan XD Intercooler piping jig

Titan XD Intercooler piping jig

Titan XD Intercooler piping jig

Titan XD Intercooler piping jig

With the jig assembled, Mike fired up the welder and got to work on our prototype. Although the measurements that we took with our CMM (coordinate measuring machine) in the last post should be accurate, we tack-welded the pipes first to check fitment on our Titan.

Titan XD stock and Mishimoto intercooler pipe

Titan XD stock and Mishimoto intercooler pipe

Titan XD hot-side intercooler pipe installed

Titan XD hot-side intercooler pipe installed

Titan XD cold-side intercooler pipe installed

Titan XD cold-side intercooler pipe installed

Looks like our jig is spot on! With fitment confirmed, it was up to Mike to finish our prototypes.

Fabricating Titan XD intercooler pipes

These awesome aluminum masterpieces are finished! We can all sleep better knowing that our brand-new shop vehicle is sporting these rust-free aluminum pipes. Paired with our DuraCore™ boots, our Titan just got a preventive upgrade that also looks great.

Titan XD Intercooler pipe prototype

Pre-Sale

Now that our development is complete, we are offering a discounted pre-sale for those following our progress. Check out the pre-sale on the Titan XD Pipe and Boot Kit, and let me know if you have any questions.

As always, thanks for reading!
-Sara