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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on July 1, 2011.
As of Friday, October 4th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
639062008 to 2010 model year Ford Trucks with a 6.4L diesel engineThe Six-Gun Diesel Tuner is an add-on control module installed in series with the stock electronic control module. A six position rotary switch is installed near the driver to allow selection of performance options. Data files cannot be modified by the end user.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-161-89
  • Executive Order 161-89 / D161-89
  • ARB # D-161-89
  • Executive Order No: D-161-89
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-161-89
  • Resolution D-161-89
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Download: Executive Order D-161-89 PDF

D-161-89 Document:

CARB_D-161-89

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—161—89 Relating to EXemptions Under Section 27156 of the California Vehicle Code Gale Banks Engineering ‘ Six—Gun Diesel Tuner, Part Numbfler 63906 Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code; and . Pursuant to the authority vestedin 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 mstallatlon of the Six—Gun Diesel Tuner, 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 2008 to 2010 model year Ford Trucks with a 6.4L diesel engine. . The Six—Gun Diesel Tuner is an add—on control module installed in series with the stock electronic control module. A six position rotary switch is installed near the driver to allow selection of performance options. Data files cannot be modified by the end user. This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the Six—Gun Diesel Tuner will notrecommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of the vehicle manufacturer. Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Six—Gun Diesel Tuner, 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 Six—Gun Diesel Tuner using ahy identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the Six—Gun Diesel Tuner 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 oprnron\as to the effect the useof the — Six—Gun Diesel Tuner may have on any warranty either expressed or rmplred by the vehicle manufacturer. This Executive Order is granted based on engineering evaluation and compara{tive Cold—Start Federal Test Procedure test, Supplemental Federal Test Procedure test, steady—state tests and On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) system test conducted at an independent laboratory using a 2008 model year 6.4L Ford F—350 truck (test group 8FMXAO6.4AGC), Installation of the Six—Gun Diesel Tuner shall not block or prohibit the communication of all required emission related messages from the vehicle‘s OBD II system to a scan tool used for the Smog Check Inspection program in California.

2. 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 SIX—GUN DIESEL TUNER. 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 30—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 30 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 Z day of July 2011. e. 2 Annette Hebert, Chief Mobile Source Operations Division GALE BANKS ENGINEERING — SIX GUN DIESEL TUNER — D—161—89


Document Created: 2011-07-01 16:12:10
Document Modified: 2011-07-01 16:12:10

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