Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 13, 2007.
As of Friday, October 4th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsRemarks
48723POWER PACK 98-02 EXT CAB/CREW CAB 5.4L1997 through 2005 model-year Ford trucks and engines, as listed in Exhibit A, excluding the 2004 and 2005 model E-350 van with an engine test group of either 4FMXT06.8TP5 or 5FMXT06.8RH4 and any truck equipped with a close coupled catalyst. TorqueTube systems consist of the following components: A pair of 16 gage, stainless steel, long tube style headers with a connecting Y pipe and EGR adapter tube. PowerPack systems consist of the following components: A pair of 16 gage, stainless steel, long tube style headers with a connecting Y pipe; EGR adapter tube; replacement air filter and housing; exhaust system downstream of the catalytic converter.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-161-76
  • Executive Order 161-76 / D161-76
  • ARB # D-161-76
  • Executive Order No: D-161-76
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-161-76
  • Resolution D-161-76
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-161-76 PDF

D-161-76 Document:


CARB_D-161-76

                                        State of California
                                   AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D—161—76
                           Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                        of the Vehicle Code

                                    Gale Banks Engineering
                           PowerPack and TorqueTube Exhaust Systems


 Pursuant to the éuthority 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 PowerPack and TorqueTube
 Exhaust Systems, 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 system and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of
 Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for applicable 1997 through 2005 model—year Ford trucks
 and engines, as listed in Exhibit A, excluding the 2004 and 2005 model E—350 van with an
 engine test group of either 4FMXTO6.8TPS5 or 5FMXTO6.8RH4 and any truck equipped with a
 close coupled catalyst.

 TorqueTube systems consist of the following components: A pair of 16 gage, stainless steel,
 long tube style headers with a connecting Y pipe and EGR adapter tube.

 PowerPack systems consist of the following components: A pair of 16 gage, stainless steel,
 long tube style headers with a connecting Y pipe; EGR adapter tube; replacement air filter and
 housing; exhaust system downstream of the catalytic converter.

 This Executive Order shall not apply to any Gale Banks Engineering‘s PowerPack and
 TorqueTube Exhaust Systems 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 is valid provided that the installation instructions for the PowerPack and
 TorqueTube Exhaust Systems will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different
 from those of the vehicle manufacturer.

 Changes madle to the design or operating conditions of the PowerPack and TorqueTube
 Exhaust Systems, 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 PowerPack and TorqueTube Exhaust Systems using any identification other
 than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the PowerPack and TorqueTube
 Exhaust Systems 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
 PowerPack and TorqueTube Exhaust Systems 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
PowerPack and TorqueTube Exhaust Systems may have on any warranty either expressed or
implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

This Executive Order is granted based on previously submitted emission test data, for Gale
Banks Engineering (D—161—65), on a 1999 Ford F—150 truck equipped with a 5.4L engine and
certified to the Low Emission Vehicle | Low Emission Vehicle emission standards, using
PowerPack Exhaust System, part no. 48723:

                   NMOG CO         NOX      HCHO
Standards          0.195 5.0       0.6     0.022
device w/ dfs      0.108 1.7       0.1     0.002

Test results showed that tailpipe emissions with the PowerPack System installed on the
vehicle met the vehicle‘s applicable emission standards during a Cold Start CVS—75 Federal
Test Procedure. This Executive Order is also based on an On Board Diagnostic II (OBD II)
test conducted on the same test vehicle. Test data showed that the PowerPack System when
installed on the vehicle did not affect the vehicle‘s ability to perform its OBD II monitoring.

in addition to the foregoing, the ARB 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 POWERPACK AND TORQUETUBE EXHAUST SYSTEMS.

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     /B%ay of March 2007.

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                                   «Ziqpnnette Hebert, Chief
                                       Mobile Source Operations Division




   GALE BANKS—POWERPACK AND TORQUETUBE EXHAUST SYSTEMS—D—161—76
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                         Exhibit A

48723   POWER PACK 98—02 EXT CAB/CREW CAB 5.4
48730   POWER PACK 97—02 EXPEDITION 5.4
49130   POWER PACK 99—04 SUPER DUTY EGR EARLY STYLE CAT 6.8
49131   POWER PACK 99—04 SUPER DUTY NON EGR LATE STYLE CAT 6.8
49132   POWER PACK 99—04 SUPER DUTY EGR LATE STYLE CAT 6.8
49133   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 99—04 EGR LATE STYLE CAT 6.8
49134   POWER PACK 99—04 EXCURSION NON EGR 6.8
49135   POWER PACK 99—02 EXCURSION EGR 6.8
49136   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 99—04 EGR EARLY STYLE CAT 6.8
49138   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 99—04 NONEGR LATE STYLE CAT 6.8
49140   POWER PACK 99—03 CLASS—A EGR 6.8
49141   POWER PACK 99—03 CLASS—A EGR 6.8
49142   POWER PACK 99—03 CLASS—A NON EGR 6.8
49143   POWER PACK 99—03 CLASS—A NON EGR 6.8
49144   POWER PACK 97—03 CLASS—C EGR 6.8
49145   POWER PACK 97—03 CLASS—C EGR 6.8
49156   POWER PACK 97—04 CLASS—C NON EGR 6.8
49157   POWER PACK 97—04 CLASS—C NON EGR 6.8
49159   POWER PACK 04—05 CLASS—C NON EGR 6.8
49164   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 97—99 CLASS—A EGR 6.8
49165   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 00—03 CLASS—A EGR 6.8
49166   POWER PACK 04—05 CLASS—A NON EGR 6.8
49167   POWER PACK 04—05 CLASS—A NON EGR 6.8
49181   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 04—05 CLASS—A EGR 6.8
49186   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 97—03 CLASS—A NON EGR 6.8
49187   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 97—03 CLASS—C EGR 6.8
49188   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 97—05 CLASS—C NON EGR 6.8
49189   TORQUE TUBE SYSTEM 97—05 CLASS—A NON EGR 6.8



Document Created: 2007-03-22 09:50:04
Document Modified: 2007-03-22 09:50:04

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