Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 22, 1994.
As of Friday, January 3rd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsRemarks
1990-1994 GM trucks equipped with 7.4L gasoline enginesThe Stage I Kit includes the following items: Low restriction air filter (K & N type), 2.5" crossover pipes, "Y" pipe with an oxygen sensor connection, and a single inlet high flow muffler. The Stage II Kit includes the following items: Low restriction air filter (K & N type), #14 gage metal Tri-Y style headers, 2.5" crossover pipes, "Y" pipe with an oxygen sensor connection, and a single inlet high flow muffler. Ignition timing can either be set at the stock timing of 4 degrees BTDC or a suggested Banks' setting of 6 degrees BTDC.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-161-40
  • Executive Order 161-40 / D161-40
  • ARB # D-161-40
  • Executive Order No: D-161-40
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-161-40
  • Resolution D-161-40
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Download: Executive Order D-161-40 PDF

D-161-40 Document:

CARB_D-161-40

(Page 1 of 2) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—161—40 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code GALE BANKS ENGINEERING STAGE I & III POWERPACK SYSTEM 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 Sections 39515 and 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—5; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of Gale Banks Engineering‘s Stage I & III PowerPack System, manufactured and marketed by Gale Banks Engineering of 546 Duggan Ave., Azusa, California 91702 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle‘s pollution control system and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for all 1990 to 1994 General Motors trucks equipped with a 7.4L gasoline engine. The Stage I Kit includes the following items: Low restriction air filter (K & N type), 2.5" crossover pipes, "Y" pipe with an oxygen sensor connection, and a single inlet high flow muffler. The Stage III Kit includes the following items: Low restriction air filter {(K & N type), #14 gage metal Tri—Y style headers, 2.5" crossover pipes, "Y" pipe with an oxygen sensor connection, and a single inlet high flow muffler. Ignition timing can either be set at the stock timing of 4 degrees BTDC or a suggested Banks‘ setting of 6 degrees BTDC. This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for the Stage I & III PowerPack System will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of the vehicle and kit manufacturer. Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Stage I & III PowerPack System, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of a vehicle‘s poliution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order. Marketing of the Stage I & III PowerPack System using any identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the Stage I & III PowerPack System 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 does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the Stage I & III PowerPack System may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

GALE BANKS ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE OROER D—161—40 (Page 2 of 2) THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF GALE BANKS ENGINEERING‘S STAGE I & III POWERPACK SYSTEM. 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 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 after hearing that grounds for revocation exist. A A Executed at El Monte, California, this of November, 1994. . R. B. Summerfield Assigtant Division Chief Mobile Source Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:40:39
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:40:39

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