Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on February 13, 2003.
As of Tuesday, November 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2000 to 2003 Hyundai and Kia vehicles equipped with a 2.7L engineThe Supercharger Kit includes a new intake manifold assembly that contains an Eaton supercharger and intercooler. The supercharger pulley diameter is 86.5 mm. The throttle body is relocated to the new intake manifold using a supplied adaptor. A new air intake tube that connects the stock air cleaner housing to the throttle body is also supplied. Maximum boost pressure is 3.7 psi.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-551-1
  • Executive Order 551-1 / D551-1
  • ARB # D-551-1
  • Executive Order No: D-551-1
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-551-1
  • Resolution D-551-1
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Download: Executive Order D-551-1 PDF

D-551-1 Document:


CARB_D-551-1

                                       State of California
                                   AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D—551—1

                          Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                          of the Vehicle Code            j

                                 S.A. Alpine Developments, Inc.
                                           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;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Supercharger Kit, manufactured
and marketed by S.A. Alpine Developments, Inc., 7581 Acacia Ave., Garden Grove, California,
92841 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 2000 to 2003 Hyundai and Kia vehicles equipped with a 2.7L engine.

The Supercharger Kit includes a new intake manifold assembly that contains an Eaton
supercharger and intercooler. The supercharger pulley diameter is 86.5 mm. The throttle body
is relocated to the new intake manifold using a supplied adaptor. A new air intake tube that
connects the stock air cleaner housing to the throttle body is also supplied. Maximum boost
pressure is 3.7 psi.

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the 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 S.A. Alpine Developments, Inc.‘s 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 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 Supercharger Kit using any identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of the 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 Supercharger Kit shall not be construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or
advertise any component of the kit as an individual device.
      2

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


                                                 12.


This Executive Order is granted based on emissions test data generated on a 2003 Hyundai
Tiburon certified to the Low—Emission Vehicle (LEV) 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         0.075 3.4       02        0.015         0.14/0.2         8/2.7
Device            0.037 0.4       0.02     0.0003         0.02/0.04      2.8/0.004

This Executive Order is also based on an On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD 1I) 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 11 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 S.A. ALPINE DEVELOPMENTS, INC.‘S 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     _/27* day of February 2003.




                                      All%yons, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Operations Division




              S.A. ALPINE DEVELOPMENTS, INC.—SUPERCHARGER KIT—D—551—1



Document Created: 2005-12-02 08:24:44
Document Modified: 2005-12-02 08:24:44

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