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Valid E.O.

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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on April 2, 2003.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
NOT LEGAL FOR SALE OR INSTALLATION AFTER 12/31/08

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-560
  • Executive Order 560 / D560
  • ARB # D-560
  • Executive Order No: D-560
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-560
  • Resolution D-560
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Download: Executive Order D-560 PDF

D-560 Document:


CARB_D-560

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                                   State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—560
                     Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156
                                   of the Vehicle Code

                    INTERNATIONAL MUFFLER COMPANY
            "THREE—WAY PLUS OXIDATION CATALYTIC CONVERTER"
                         "SERIES 75000, 75200, & 75300"

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391, and Title 13, California Code of
Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(h), authorize the California Air Resources Board
(ARB) and its Executive Officer to exempt new aftermarket catalytic converters from the
prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

WHEREAS, International Muffler Company (IMCO) of 1121 North Main, P. O. Box 397,
Schulenburg, Texas 78956, has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions in
Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 to market their new aftermarket three—way plus
oxidation catalytic converter (TWC + OC), series 75000, 75200, & 75300 for the following
application, except for vehicles equipped with an on—board diagnostic II (OBD—II) system:

Converter      Series Number          Converter Use       Max. Eng.        Max. Veh. Test Wt.
Type                                                      Size
TWC + OC       75000 (Round)          TWC + OC/TWC        5.9L (360 CID) 6,000 Ibs. (GVWR
               75200 (Oval)           TWC + OC/TWC                       = 7,140 lbs.)
               75300 (Wide—oval)      TWC + OC/TWC


WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health and Safety
Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Operations Division by Health and
Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—02—003, the ARB finds that the above
aftermarket catalytic converter complies with the California Vehicle Code Section 27156 and
Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h). Emission performance of the
catalytic converter was based on durability bench—aging by DMC—2 Division of OMG
Corporation using the ARB—modified RAT—A bench—aging cycle for a duration of 50 hours, in
lieu of the AMA driving cycle (Referenice Appendix IV, Title 40, part 86, Code of Federal
Regulations (June 28, 1977)).

WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at Siemens Automotive A.P. Laboratory, Auburn
Hills, Michigan, using a 1990 5.9L Dodge Ram Van, and a 1994 5.9L Dodge Pickup 2500
showed the following conversion efficiencies which meet the minimum requirements for new
aftermarket catalytic converters:



      INTERNATIONAL MUFFLER COMPANY — CATALYTIC CONVERTER — D—560


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Pollution     Min. Conversion Efficiency                            .                    Conversion
Component     Required (%)                 Converter Type   IMCO Series Number           Efficiency (%)

HC            70                           TWC + OC         75000,   75200   &   75300   74.9
CO            70                           TWC + OC         75000,   75200   &   75300   73.7
NOx           50                           TWC + OC         75000,   75200   &   75300   57.3
HC            70                           TWC              75000,   75200   &   75300   78.6
CO            70                           TWC              75000,   75200   &   75300   78.5
NOx           60                           TWC              75000,   75200   &   75300   70.0

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converter is exempt from the prohibitions
in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved vehicle applications subject to
the following conditions:

      — 1..__. No changes are permitted to the catalytic converter as described in the
              application for exemption. Any changes to the catalytic converter or any of its
              components, and other factors addressed in this order must be evaluated and
              approved by the ARB prior to marketing in California.

       2.     Marketing of the catalytic converter using identifications other than those shown
              in the exemption application, and in this Executive Order, or marketing of the
              catalytic converter for application other than the ones shown in this Executive
              Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB.
              Exemption of this product shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, offer
              for sale, or advertise any components of the catalytic converter as individual
              devices.

       3.     Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by IMCO, its
              principals, agents, employees, distributors, dealers, or other representatives
              must include the disclaimer that the Executive Order or the exemption it
              provides is not an endorsement or approval of any emission reduction claims
              for the catalytic converter and is only a finding that the catalytic converter is
              exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

       4.      IMCO‘s installation instructions for the new catalytic converter must conform to
             . requirements in Paragraphs | and IX of California Evaluation Procedures for
               New‘Aftermarket Non—Original Equipment Catalytic Converters.

       5.     Upon installation, the catalytic converter must carry a manufacturer‘s warranty
              for 25,000 miles on the substrates and 50,000 miles or five years on the shell
              and end pipes.

       6.     IMCO and its vendors may not advertise the new aftermarket catalytic
              convertei"as a "high or easy flow" catalytic converter or use any phrase that
              could make it appear to perform better than an OEM catalytic converter.




       INTERNATIONAL MUFFLER COMPANY — CATALYTIC CONVERTER — D—560


                                                 —3.

  Violation of any of the above conditions shall begrounds for revocation of this order. The
_ order may be revoked only after ten day written notice of intention to revoke it, during 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’“D day of April 2003.




                                      AIIE‘; Lyons, Chief
                                      Mobile Source Operations Division




        INTERNATIONAL MUFFLER COMPANY — CATALYTIC CONVERTER —— D—560



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:40:28
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:40:28

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