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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 26, 2017.
As of Thursday, January 2nd, 2025 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-161-105
  • Executive Order 161-105 / D161-105
  • ARB # D-161-105
  • Executive Order No: D-161-105
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-161-105
  • Resolution D-161-105
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Download: Executive Order D-161-105 PDF

D-161-105 Document:

CARB_D-161-105

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—161—105 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code Gale Banks Engineering TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds 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 TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds, manufactured and marketed by Gale Banks Engineering, 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 vehicle applications. Model Year Make Model Engine Part No. 2004 to 2008 Ford Trucks 5AL 48715 2006 to 2008 Ford Motorhome Class A 6.8L 49170 2005 to 2008 Ford E—350 Motorhome Class C 6.8L. 49178 2005 to 2008 Ford E—Super Duty Motorhome Class C 6.8L 49179 2004 Ford E—Super Duty Motorhome Class C 6.8L. 49185 1997 to 2004 Ford E—350 Motorhome Class C 6.8L 49186 2007 to 2008 Jeep Wrangler/Cherokee 3.8L 51319 2000 to 2006 Jeep Wrangler/Cherokee 4.OL 51306 1991 to 1999 Jeep Wrangler/Cherokee 4.OL 51304 / 51326 1991 to 2002 Jeep Wrangler/Cherokee 2.5L 51316 The TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds are shorty style headers, manufactured out of 16 gauge stainless steel tubing. For all applications, excluding motorhomes, the oxygen sensor is retained in the stock location and at a collector. Motorhome applications may include a connecting Y—pipe that is also manufactured out of 16 gauge stainless steel tubing. The oxygen sensor is in the connecting Y—pipe at a collector, similar to stock. The Revolver is part number 51326 only. This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those submitted by the device manufacturer. Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order. GALE BANKS ENGINEERING — EXHAUST MANIFOLDS — D—161—105

Marketing of the TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds using any identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the TorqueTube and Revolver Exhaust Manifolds 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 is granted based on prior data submitted in support of Executive Orders D—161—80, D—161—81, and D—161—99. The increase in vehicle coverage does not present changes that would cause an adverse effect on emissions or impair proper function of the OBD II system. The emissions impact for the newly—included vehicles should be similar to those vehicles covered under the existing Executive Orders. 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 THE TORQUETUBE AND REVOLVER EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. 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, Ca[ifornia} this 2 ’é 74 day of January 2017. / //é//azfz% /‘ ez f F@LAnnette Hébert, Chief Emissions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division GALE BANKS ENGINEERING — EXHAUST MANIFOLDS — D—161—105


Document Created: 2017-01-27 16:24:41
Document Modified: 2017-01-27 16:24:41

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