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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on February 7, 2006.
As of Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2004 through 2006 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn ION/Redline vehicles equipped with a supercharged 2.0L engineThe ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 includes the following main parts: A set of 5.3 grams/second fuel injectors to replace the stock 4.35 grams/second injectors and a new fuel calibration that is downloaded onto the stock ECU by a General Motors dealer. The new fuel calibration has no user adjustments. The ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 2, includes all components of Stage 1 and a 77.9 mm diameter supercharger pulley. No changes are made to the stock air box or thermostat. Maximum boost produced by the Stage 2 kit is 14.5 pounds per square inch. Maximum boost pressure produced by the Stage 1 kit is the same as stock (12.5 pounds per square inch).

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-126-10
  • Executive Order 126-10 / D126-10
  • ARB # D-126-10
  • Executive Order No: D-126-10
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-126-10
  • Resolution D-126-10
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Download: Executive Order D-126-10 PDF

D-126-10 Document:


CARB_D-126-10

                                        State of California
                                    AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D—126—10

                           Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                        of the Vehicle Code

                          General Motors Service Parts Operation
                    ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2


  Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the Vehicle
  Code; and

 Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section 39515 and Section 39516 of
 the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

  IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the ECOTEC Supercharger
  Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, manufactured and marketed by General Motors Service
  Paris Operation has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
  poliution control system and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of
 the Vehicle Code for 2004 through 2006 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn
 ION/Redline vehicles equipped with a supercharged 2.0L engine.

 The ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 includes the following main parts: A set of
 5.3 grams/second fuel injectors to replace the stock 4.35 grams/second injectors and a new
 fuel calibration that is downloaded onto the stock ECU by a General Motors dealer. The new
_ fuelt calibration has no user adjustments. The ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 2,
  includes all components of Stage 1 and a 77.9 mm diameter supercharger pulley. No
  changes are made to the stock air box or thermostat. Maximum boost produced by the
  Stage 2 kit is 14.5 pounds per square inch. Maximum boost pressure produced by the Stage
  1 kit is the same as stock (12.5 pounds per square inch).

 This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the ECOTEC
 Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, will not recommend tuning the vehicle to
 specifications different from those of General Motors Service Parts Operation.

 Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the supercharger, as exempt by the
 Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution
 control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

  This Executive Order shall not apply to any General Motors Service Parts Operation‘s
  ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, advertised, offered for sale, sold
  with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate
  purchaser.

  Marketing of the ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, using any
  identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the ECOTEC
  Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, for an application other than those listed in
  this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air
  Resources Board. Exemption of the ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and
  Stage 2, shall not be construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any
  component of the kit as an individual device.


This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, may have on any warranty either
expressed or implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

This Executive Order is granted based on submitted emissions test data generated on a
2005 model year General Motors 2.0L supercharged Saturn lon Redline (test group
5GMXVO2.0018), certified to the Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) emission standards with
the ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 2 installed. Testing consisted of a Cold—Start
CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure
(SFTP USO6 and SCO3) test cycles. Results are in grams per mile with assigned
deterioration factors added to CVS—75 FTP results. Emission levels of the modified vehicle
met the applicable emission standards.

                            CVS—75 FTP                         USO6/SCO3
                  NMOG CO          NOx    HCHO             NMHC+NOx         CO
Standards         0.100 3.4        0.14   0.015              0.14/0.20     8.0/2.7
w/ Device         0.050 0.8       0.06    0.001              0.07/0.04     1.870.3
This Executive Order is also based on an On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) test conducted on
the same test vehicle. Test data showed that the ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit,
Stage 2 when installed on the vehicle did not affect the ability to perform OBD I! monitoring.

The Air Resources Board reserves the right in the future to review this Executive Order and
the exemption provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on or modified part
continues to meet the standards and procedures of Title 13, California Code of Regulations,
Section 2222, et seq.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR
RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF GENERAL MOTORS
SERVICE PARTS OPERATION‘S ECOTEC SUPERCHARGER UPGRADE KIT, STAGE 1
AND STAGE 2.

No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board", may be made with
respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written communication.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order. The
order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of intention to revoke the order, in
which period the holder of the order may request in writing a hearing to contest the proposed
revocation. If a hearing is requested, it shall be held within ten days of receipt of the request
and the order may not be revoked until a determination is made after the hearing that
grounds for revocation exist.

 Executed at El Monte, California, this Z ‘     day of February 2006




                                  Allen b%’ons, Chief
                                   Mobile Source Operations Division

   GM SERVICE PARTS OPERATION — ECOTEC SUPERCHARGER UPGRADE KIT — D—126—10


                               EVALUATION SUMMARY

Manufacturer Name: General Motors Service Parts Operation

Name of Device: ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2

Background:
      General Motors Service Parts Operation has applied for an exemption from the
prohibitions in Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code (VC) for their ECOTEC
Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 1 and Stage 2, designed for 2004 through 2006 model
year Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn ION/Redline vehicles equipped with a supercharged
2.0L engine.

Recommendation:
       Grant exemption to General Motors Service Parts Operation as requested and
issue Executive Order D—126—10.

Device Description:
       The ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit was designed to be installed on 2004
through 2006 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and Saturn ION/Redline vehicles equipped
with a supercharged 2.0L engine. The intent of installing the ECOTEC Supercharger
Upgrade Kitis to increase the power output from the engine. The power increase is due
to the increase in air induction, accompanied by fuel enrichment through use of higher
flow fuel injfectors and a new fuel calibration.
      The ECOTEC Supercharger Kit comes in two versions, Stage 1 and Stage 2.
Stage 1 includes the following main parts: A set of 5.3 grams/second fuel injectors to
replace the stock 4.35 grams/second injectors and a new fuel calibration that is
downloaded to the stock ECU by a General Motors dealer. The new fuel calibration has
no user adjustments. The ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit, Stage 2, includes alil
components of Stage 1, a 77.9 mm diameter supercharger pulley and a high flow air
filter cartridge in the stock air box. Maximum boost produced by the Stage 2 kit is 14.5
pounds per square inch. Maximum boost pressure produced by the Stage 1 kit
is same as stock (12.5 pounds per square inch).

Discussion/Basis for the Recommendation;
        A 2005 model year General Motors 2.0L supercharged Saturn lon Redline was
used for the evaluation of the ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit. The test vehicle
(test group 5GMXVO2.0018) was certified to the passenger car Ultra Low Emission
Vehicle emission standards and was equipped with On—Board Diagnostic (OBD) II
system. Testing consisted of one Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and
the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (USOS and SCO3) test cycles in the modified
configuration (Stage 2 Kit installed) to set all readiness codes and measure emissions.
The ARB did not perform testing to confirm the test results submitted by the applicant.
      Results from emissions testing conducted at Roush Emissions Laboratory, 12249
Levan Road, Livonia, Michigan 48150, are shown below (in grams per mile with
assigned deterioration factors added to CVS—75 FTP results):

                           CVS—75 FTP                        USO6/SCO3
                    NMOG CO     NOx HCHO                  NMHC+NOx     CO
Standards           0.100 3.4   0.14 0.015                  0.14/0.20 8.0/2.7
w/ Device           0.050 0.8   0.06 0.001                  0.07/0.04 1.8/70.3


NMOG and HCHO for the Saturn lon Redline were calculated using the following
conversion factors for the vehicle: NMOG/NMHC=1.04 and HCHO/NMHC= 0.02.
Measured values were NMHC 0.043, CO 0.73, NOx 0.055. 50K assigned additive
deterioration factors used were NMOG 0.0052, CO 0.10, NOx 0.007 and HCHO
0.00051. Vehicle test weight and horse power coefficients were 3375 lbs. and 36.4,
0.4884, 0.01749 respectively.

The emission test results in the modified configuration were below the applicable
certification emission standards. All OBD II system readiness indicators were set and no
diagnostic trouble codes were triggered. Therefore, based on the test results, the staff
concludes that the ECOTEC Supercharger Upgrade Kit (Stage 1 and Stage 2) meets the
criteria for exemption of general criteria parts.




GM SERVICE PARTS OPERATION — ECOTEC SUPERCHARGER UPGRADE KIT — D—126—10



Document Created: 2006-02-13 11:44:52
Document Modified: 2006-02-13 11:44:52

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