Caravan Mods

[McClane]

Trying to perk up my mom's 1995 Caravan with the 3.0L engine.

Does anyone have any cheap mods for such a vehicle ? Any tips on spark plugs; heat range or one heat range cooler than stock ? 180 t-stat ? Is a cold air intake possible on such a vehicle ?

[minivansfr]

Here is the modifications I have made on my 3.0 Dodge Caravan :

- 180° thermostat
- 8 mm Accell spark plug wire set
- Splitfire spark plug (SF6D)
- 58 mm Throttle body (found on a 1998 Dodge Caravan with the 3.8 engine)
- K&N cone filter
- ported plenum (quite easy to do)


You can also have :
- intake spacers ( http://www.fwdmoparmuscle.com )
- you can upgrade the ignition of your minivan with MSD products.

You can also do a lot of modifications but it's not really cheap :
I plan on adding a Eaton M90 Supercharger on my 3.0 Dodge Caravan.

Bye

[angldrkns9]

how easy was it to intsall a 58mm Throttle Body?
And what is a 180 thermostat?
And what does the ported plenum do?

Sorry about the questions =)

Jason

[minivansfr]

the 2 modifictions of the throttle body and the ported plenum are to add more air in your intake.
you can find how to do these modifications here :
http://shad181.tripod.com/ThrottleBodies.html
http://shad181.tripod.com/porting.html

The 180° thermostat is to replace the 195° which came with your engine.
The cooler is your engine, the better it works.

[McClane]

You haven't encountered any codes being thrown with a 180 t-stat ?

[angldrkns9]

i changed my plugs and wires this weekend.

bosch platinum 4+ with Magnecor KVR wires. i think they are 10mm