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Valid E.O.

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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 30, 2008.
As of Friday, October 4th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsRemarks
See PDFSee PDFThe Banks Ram-Air Intake includes the following main components: reusable air filter, new air filter enclosure (air filter box on fuel injected vehicles or a modified air cleaner lid on carbureted or TBI vehicles), intake system tubing, and assorted brackets and hardware.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-161-81
  • Executive Order 161-81 / D161-81
  • ARB # D-161-81
  • Executive Order No: D-161-81
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-161-81
  • Resolution D-161-81
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Download: Executive Order D-161-81 PDF

D-161-81 Document:


CARB_D-161-81

                                     State of California
                                 AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—161—81

                         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—02—003;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Ram—Air Intake,
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 vehicles applications.


Model Year        Make     Model                                  Engine             Part No.
1999—2007        GM        Pickups (except Silverado SS)          4.8L/5.3L/6.0L    41800
1999—2007        GM        Pickups Silverado SS/SUVs              4.8BL/5.3L/6.0L   41801
2007—2008        GM        Pickups Silverado SUVs                 4.8L/5.3L/6.0L    41802
2001—2004        GM        Pickup, Duramax LB7                    6.6L              42132
2004—2005        GM         Pickup, Duramax LLY                   6G.6L             42135
2006—2007        GM         Pickup, Duramax LBZ                   6G.6L             42142
2007—2008        GM         Pickup, Duramax LMM                   G.6GL             42172
1993—1996        GM       . Diesel Pickup                         6.5L              49015
1982—1987        GM         Diesel Pickup                         6.2L              49017
1988—1993        GM         Diesel Pickup                         6.2L              49019
1982—1988        GM         Class—A MH, Carburated                7.AL              49055
1987—1996        GM         Class—A MH, TBI             »         7 AL              49080
1996—2001        GM         Vortec Class—A MH, P—30 chassis       7.4L              49081
1996—2001        GM         Vortec Class—A MH, P—12 chassis       7 .AL             49082
2001—2008        GM        Workhorse Class—A MH                   81L               49194

The Banks Ram—Air Intake includes the following main components: reusable air filter,
new air filter enclosure (air filter box on fuel injected vehicles or a modified air cleaner
lid on carbureted or TBI vehicles), intake system tubing, and assorted brackets and
hardware.

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the Ram—Air _
Intake 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 Ram—Air Intakes, as exempt
by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s
pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.


                                             2.


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

Marketing of the Ram—Air Intakes using any identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of the Ram—Air Intakes 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
Ram—Air Intakes may have on any warrantyeither expressed or implied by the vehicle
manufacturer.                                     '

This Executive Order is granted based on submitted emission test data generated on a
2007 model year 5.3L Chevrolet Tahoe, certified to the Low Emission Vehicle II Ultra
Low Emission Vehicle (LEV II ULEV) emission standards and modified with the Ram—Air
Intake. Test results showed that emission levels,. with the Ram—Air Intake installed, met
the applicable emission standards when tested using the Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal
Test Procedure (FTP) test cycle and the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP)
test cycle. Examination of the OBD II system showed the Ram—Air Intake did not affect
OBD II system operation. Results from emissions testing conducted at Quantum
Technologies, Lake Forest, California, are shown below (in grams per mile with
deterioration factors applied).                      |

    2007 Tahoe                 CVS—75 FTP                           SFTP USO06
                           NMOG CO NOx                HCHO      NMHC+NOx      CO
    Standards, UL          0.070   2.1 0.04           0.011       0.40       10.5
    Device Test            0.042    1.0 0.02          0.000       0.04        0.6

Similar effect on vehicle emissions is expected with the installation of the Ram—Air
Intakes on vehicles listed in this Executive Order.

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 RAM—AIR
INTAKES.

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.




             GALE BANKS ENGINEERING — RAM—AIR INTAKE — D—161—81


                                              —3.


  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    BC         day of September 2008.



                                      Annette Hebert, Chief
                                      Mobile Source Operations Division




               GALE BANKS ENGINEERING — RAM—AIR INTAKE — D—161—81



Document Created: 2008-10-31 14:06:40
Document Modified: 2008-10-31 14:06:40

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