Add 5 - 10 HP to your Sedona

Since I could not find anyone who made an intake for the Sedona I made it myself.
Needed:
Socket Set
flat head screwdriver
K&N cone filter or
Power Adder cone (what I used)
1: Disconnect the negative battery terminal. Take off the two bolts that hold the MAF (mass airflow sensor) housing to the top of the air filter box. Remove the MAF housing gently away from the air filter box top paying attention not to damage the MAF! It is extremely easy to damage the little wires in the MAF so be very careful. I did not disconnect MAF cable.
2: Loosen the clamp that holds the opposite side of the MAF housing to the intake tube and remove.
3: Once MAF housing is solo take a flat hear screw driver from the side that is open and gently tap and push the metal screen out being extremely careful not to touch the MAF sensor itself. It will pop out fairly easy.
4: With the metal screen out reconnect the MAF housing back to the intake hose. Connect cone filter to the opposite side of the MAF housing. Make sure not to install the MAF backwards. There even is an arrow printed on the thing to guide you. Finally twist the MAF housing so its connector is not rubbing its wire against the battery.
5: Tighten the clamp on the intake tube side nice and tight and also on the filter side and your done.
Note I left the bottom of the air filter box in place because it acts as a heat and water shield perfectly.
Should be good for 5 - 10 HP in my estimates.
DW
Needed:
Socket Set
flat head screwdriver
K&N cone filter or
Power Adder cone (what I used)
1: Disconnect the negative battery terminal. Take off the two bolts that hold the MAF (mass airflow sensor) housing to the top of the air filter box. Remove the MAF housing gently away from the air filter box top paying attention not to damage the MAF! It is extremely easy to damage the little wires in the MAF so be very careful. I did not disconnect MAF cable.
2: Loosen the clamp that holds the opposite side of the MAF housing to the intake tube and remove.
3: Once MAF housing is solo take a flat hear screw driver from the side that is open and gently tap and push the metal screen out being extremely careful not to touch the MAF sensor itself. It will pop out fairly easy.
4: With the metal screen out reconnect the MAF housing back to the intake hose. Connect cone filter to the opposite side of the MAF housing. Make sure not to install the MAF backwards. There even is an arrow printed on the thing to guide you. Finally twist the MAF housing so its connector is not rubbing its wire against the battery.
5: Tighten the clamp on the intake tube side nice and tight and also on the filter side and your done.
Note I left the bottom of the air filter box in place because it acts as a heat and water shield perfectly.
Should be good for 5 - 10 HP in my estimates.
DW
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As a side note I just increased my air pressure to 40 psi all the way around and this is giving me another 1 mpg increase.
So, crusing at 65 mph and getting as high as 28 mpg is pretty good for the 3.8 in my opinion.
Great to see it is working for you too. I also notice the a couple of the same things as you. I have both the k&n drop in filter and the cone.
In my opinion the van is a little faster with the cone but low end torque is sacrificed a tad for high end HP. Not that I am racing the van just seeing how different configurations work out. I have thought about replacing the whole intake tube but have not found anything that I like right now.