has anyone here raced a titan, i was at another forum and they were saying that the titan was stomping the hemis but my freind has drove a titan and at first he said it had more pep than the hemi ram but then i got my ram and he says he thinks it was becuase of the gears. does anyone know what the titans have for gears. also please tell about experiences on racing them.

 

I could careless who's faster. I didn't buy my Hemi to race other trucks. If that would have been the case, I would have bought a Lightning or kept my 02' GT.

However, I did see a comparrison on the two trucks, and the Titan was a "hair" quicker.

 

If you have a quad cab with 20"s, the Titan is probably quicker. A regular cab HEMI with 17"s would be quicker IMO. Has to have 3.92 gears either way. 3.55's are too tall and 4.10 will just loose traction off the line unless you have limited slip rear diff.

Who cares though, the Titan is the ugliest POS I've seen in a long time! Makes me want to hurl from about 95% of the angles I've ever seen one. I'd rather drive a Chevy SS... that's a touch quicker too (based on the last article I read).

What does the Titan weigh?

 

Got to agree on the ugly POS statement. I haven't had the chance to line up with one yet. Really though, I don't see many.

 

yeah i have had my truck for 2 weeks now and have yet to see one on the road when in mine. but yes you guys are right they are the ugliest truck out right now, ihave seen the dyno sheets to both compared side by side and the lines show a sharp peak and a sharp drop to the titans power and torque, while the hemi raises and carries strong throughout the band.

 

Dodge Ram: Total Weight - 6650 lbs
Curb Weight - 5207lbs
19.3 LBS per BHP

Power (SAE net): 345 bhp (246 kW) @ 5,600 rpm
Torque (SAE Net): 365 lb.-ft. (488 Nom) @ 4,400 rpm

45RFE four/five-speed automatic

Gear Ratios :

1st 3.0
2nd 1.67 - upshift; 1.50 kick-down
3rd 1.00
4th 0.75
Overall Top Gear Ratio 2.66 w/3.55 axle and 2.94 w/3.92 axle

0-60 - 6.8
1/4 Mile - 15.11 @ 89.06


Nissan Titan: Total Weight - ?
Curb Weight - 4966 LBS / 2252.2 KG
16.3 LBS per BHP

305 BHP / 227.4 KW @ 4900 RPM
379 FT LBS / 514 NM @ 3600 RPM

5-speed automatic with overdrive

Gear Ratios :

1st Gear Ratio: 3.827:1
2nd Gear Ratio: 2.368:1
3rd Gear Ratio: 1.520:1
4th Gear Ratio: 1.000:1
5th Gear Ratio: 0.834:1
Final Drive Ratio: 2.937:1

0-60 - 7.35
1/4 Mile - 15.93 @ 88.30



Dont know how accurate these numbers are.

http://www.maximum-cars.com/Cars/Car.php?carnumber=642

http://www.allpar.com/model/ram/specs.html
http://www.autoweb.com/content/resea...andardFeatures



Personally I think the Titan is ugly as sin. And there engine is practically an all alluminum racing engine. Give Dodge a year or two and the Hemi will be bigger and bader. Soon the Hemi will the be head and shoulders above the competition. Plus a Titan with a manual against a Hemi with an automatic might be able to beat it off the line.

Justin-

 

I drove my co-worker' Titan....then I threw up! No, really! I did! I would rather drive the company van-Chevy Express 3500 to a Dodge Showoff!
When Nissan decides to build a real truck, like 1500, 2500, or a 3500; then maybe, just maybe I'll take a look. Nah, just kidding. -DjCZR

 

I read in a review that the Titan was quicker off the line but the Hemi got to top speed faster. I have a friend who loves the Titan's and if he buys one I will let you know how his face looks in my rearview.

 

I actually like the look of the Titan. For a crew cab, it's nice to have a full back seat.

I remember when Dodge first came out with their newer styling... people thought that was ugly too.

 

I gotta say that the titan is definately not my first choice of truck, but for it being the first full size truck nissan has made, its not all that bad. hasoptional bedside storage compartments (standard on some models maybe) and its got a **** load of bells and whisles in the bed. Its not that bad looking either. But being a dodge fan i would rather take a dodge ram any day. Im not a big fan of the new fords though. Beds too tall.