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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 29, 2014.
As of Friday, December 6th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

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This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-161-100
  • Executive Order 161-100 / D161-100
  • ARB # D-161-100
  • Executive Order No: D-161-100
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-161-100
  • Resolution D-161-100
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Download: Executive Order D-161-100 PDF

D-161-100 Document:


CARB_D-161-100

                                     State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D-161-100

                       Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                  of the California Vehicle Code

                                  Gale Banks Engineering
                                      Ram-Air Intake

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-14-012;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Ram-Air Intake, marketed
by Gale Banks Engineering of 546 Duggan Avenue, Azusa, California 91702, has been
found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control systems
and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for
the following diesel pickup/truck/SUV applications.                                   ·

      P/N           Model Year Make                            Engine
      42225         1994-2002 Dodge Ram                        5.9L
      42145         2003-2007      Dodge Ram                   5.9L
       42175        2007-2009      Dodge Ram                   6.7L
       42180        2010-2014      Dodge Ram                   6.7L
       42210         1999-2003     Ford                        7.3L
       42185        2008-2010      Ford                        6.4L
       42215        2011-2014      Ford                        6.7L
       42172        2007-2010      General Motors              6.6L
       42220        2011-2012      General Motors              6.6L
       42230        2013-2014      General Motors              6.6L
The Banks Ram-Air Intake includes the following main components: reusable air filter, new
air filter enclosure, super-scoop (optional), intake system tubing, and assorted brackets
and hardware. Installation of the Air Intake System requires the removal of the stock
air filter housing and all intake air tubing. If the stock air filter housing contains the
vehicle's tune-up & emissions control decal, a replacement decal must be placed in
a similar location.

This Executive Order is valid provided the installation instructions for the Ram-Air Intake
will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of the vehicle
manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Ram-Air Intake, 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 Ram-Air Intake using any identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of the Ram-Air Intake for an application other than those
listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the
Air Resources Board.


This Executive Order shall not apply to any Ram—Air Intake advertised, offered for sale,
sold with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an
ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
Ram—Air Intake may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle
manufacturer.

This Executive Order is granted based on OBD I! testing on.a 2008 model year 6.7L diesel
Dodge Ram and a 6.4L diesel Ford F—250, along with a previously submitted emissions
and OBD 11 test data that was generated in support of Executive Orders
D—161—80 and D—1§1—81. The test vehicles were a 2006 model year 4.0L gasoline Jeep
Wrangler, certified to the Low Emission Vehicle | Ultra Low Emission Vehicle
{LEV | ULEV} emission standards and a 2007 model year 5.4L gasoline Ford F—150 and
5.3L Chevrolet Tahoe, both certified to the Low Emission Vehicle If Ultra Low Emission
Vehicle (LEV If ULEV) and all modified with the Ram—Air Intake.

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 GALE BANKS
ENGINEERING‘S RAM—AIR INTAKE.

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?#:" day of August 2014.




             Annette Hebert, Chief
          ‘%E,missions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division




            GALE BANKS ENGINEERING — RAM—AIR INTAKE — D—181—100



Document Created: 2014-09-17 12:16:46
Document Modified: 2014-09-17 12:16:46

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