Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 26, 2002.
As of Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1998 through 2003 Mercedes Benz vehicles equipped with an 8 or 6 cylinder engineThe Supercharger System includes the following main parts: Eaton supercharger with a maximum boost of 4 psi., 3" diameter supercharger pulley, 6" diameter crankshaft pulley, intake manifold, air intake tubing, an electronic fuel enrichment support device, and an open element K&N air cleaner. The throttle body and mass airflow sensor are relocated to the inlet housing of the supercharger, a new wiring harness extension using factory connectors is included as part of the relocation of these components.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-507-1
  • Executive Order 507-1 / D507-1
  • ARB # D-507-1
  • Executive Order No: D-507-1
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-507-1
  • Resolution D-507-1
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Download: Executive Order D-507-1 PDF

D-507-1 Document:


CARB_D-507-1

                                        State of California
                                    AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D—507—1

                           Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                        of the Vehicle Code

                                 High Performance Systems, LLC
                                 Mercedes Benz Supercharger Kit

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;

T IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Mercedes Benz Supercharger
Kit, manufactured and marketed by High Performance Systems, LLC, 3207 W. Pendleton
Avenue, Santa Ana, California, 92704 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the
applicable vehicle pollution control system and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of
Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for all 1998 through 2003 Mercedes Benz vehicles equipped
with an 8 or 6 cylinder engine.

The Supercharger System includes the following main parts: Eaton supercharger with a
maximum boost of 4 psi., 3"—diameter superchargerpulley, 6" —diameter crankshaft pultey; intake
manifold, air intake tubing, an electronic fuel enrichment support device, and an open element
K&N air cleaner. The throttle body and mass airflow sensor are relocated to the inlet housing of
the supercharger, a new wiring harness extension using factory connectors is included as part
of the relocation of these components.

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the Mercedes Benz
Supercharger Kit will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those
submitted by the device manufacturer.

 This Executive Order shall not apply to any High Performance Systems, LLC‘s Mercedes Benz
 Supercharger Kit advertised, offered for sale, sold with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prior
\to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

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

 Marketing of the Mercedes Benz Supercharger Kit using any identification other than that
 shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the Mercedes Benz Supercharger Kit 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 Mercedes Benz Supercharger Kit shall not be construed as exemption to sell, |
 offer for sale, or advertise any component of the kit as an individual device.


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This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the Mercedes
Benz Supercharger Kit may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle.

This Executive Order is granted based on emissions test data generated on a 2002 Mercedes
Benz E430 certified to the Ultra Low—Emission Vehicle (ULEV) emission standards. Emission
levels of the modified vehicle met the applicable emission standards over the Cold—Start
CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure
(USO6/SC03) test cycles. Results are in grams per mile with deterioration factors added to
CVS—75 results:

                              CVS—75                             USO6/SCO3

                   NMOG CO         NOx     HCHO            NMHC+NOx      CO
Standards          0.040 1.7      :0.2     0.008           0.14/0.20     8.0/2.7
Device             0.023 0.8       0.1     0.001           0.04/0.11     0.8/0.3

Long Term Fuel Trim Values: Bank—1 —8.6, Bank—2 —8.6

This Executive Order is also based on an On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD II1) test conducted on the
same test vehicle. Test data showed that the supercharger when installed on the vehicle did not
affect the vehicle‘s ability to perform its OBD II monitoring.

  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 HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS, LLC‘S MERCEDES BENZ
  SUPERCHARGER KIT.

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 2(GITZH day of November 2002.




                                         Alieft Lyons, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




    HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS, LLC—MERCEDES BENZ SUPERCHARGER KiT—D—507—1



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:41:46
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:41:46

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