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Car engineers aren't necessarily stupid, they just don't design things with performance being the only thing on their mind. Don't ask me why, but my parents 3.0L caravan has a throttle body smaller than that on our 1.8L jetta. Cars are not optimised from the factory, especially the engine in your dodge caravan. Out of smaller engines comparable minivans are pumping out more power out of smaller displacements. What i'm saying is, things are not optimised from the factory, and a K&N only helps get rid of some of the restriction. It is just added restriction to the already great restriction that you already have on your stock car. Why not reduce the amount of restriction you have? Sometimes you don't notice it, sometimes you do. For example, replacing the restrictive stock airbox on our 1.8L jetta (had an intake snorkel probably 1" in diameter) with a big K&N directly attached to the MAF greatly increased throttle response, high rpm breathing, and slightly improved gas mileage. This will not be found when you only swap in a K&N into the stock location, but, it will help slightly, and with a few other little mods, you can notice an effect.
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Kyle - attending Ore. State, while my lil 68 142 (74 b20, broken m40) AWAITS ME OUTSIDE!!! (check out my cardomain site, kneedsacar)
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