Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on October 16, 1987.
As of Saturday, October 12th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
1985-1987 2.4L OEM turbocharged Toyota trucks, 1987 2.0L OEM turbocharged Pontiac Grand AM

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-173
  • Executive Order 173 / D173
  • ARB # D-173
  • Executive Order No: D-173
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-173
  • Resolution D-173
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Download: Executive Order D-173 PDF

D-173 Document:


CARB_D-173

                                                          (Page 1 of 2)
                              State of California
                              AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—173
                  Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156
                              of the Vehicle Code

                                  ALLIED SIGNAL
                          GARRETT AFTERMARKET DIVISION
                           AIR—TO—AIR INTERCOGOLER KITS

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 RESOLYED: That the installation of the air—to—air
intercooler kits manufactured by Allied Signal, Garrett Aftermarket Division
has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of required motor vehicle
pollution control devices and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of
Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for the following CEM turbocharged vehicles:

              1985—1987   2.4L Toyota trucks
                   1987   2.0L Pontiac Grand AM

This exemption shall not apply to any device, apparatus, or mechanism
advertised, offered for sale or sold with, or installed on, a motor vehicle
prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

This Executive Order is valid provided that installation instructions for this
device 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 device, as exempted
by the Air Resources Board, that adversely affect the performance of a
vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.
Marketing of this device using an identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of this device 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 a kit shall not be
construed as an exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component
of a kit as an individual device.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect that the
use of this device may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the
vehicle manufacturer.


ALLIED SIGNAL, GARRETT AFTERMARKET DIVISION             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—173
                                                        (Page 2 of 2)



THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION,
APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT B¥ THE AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY
CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED
BENEFITS OF THE ALLIED SIGNAL, GARRETT AFTERMARKET DIVISION‘S AIR—TO—AIR
INTERCOCLER KITS.

No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by Air Resources Board" may be made
with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or
written communication.

Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or misleading
advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes violation punishable as a
misdemeanor.

Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provides as follows:

    "43644.   (a)   No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or advertise,
    or, except in an application to the state board for certification of a
    device, represent, any device as a motor vehicle pollution control device
    for use on any used motor vehicle unless that device has been certified by
    the state board. No person shall sell, offer for sale, advertise, or
    represent any motor vehicle pollution control device as a certified device
    which, in fact, is not a certified device. Any violation of this
    subdivision is a misdemeanor."

Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Order will be
submitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems
advisable.


Executed at El Monte, California, this   z@fl\ day of October, 1987.


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                                         K. D. Drachand, Chief
                                         Mobile Source Division
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                     State of California
                     AIR RESQURCES BOARD




 EVALUATION OF ALLIED SIGNAL, GARRETT AFTERMARKET DIVISION‘S
      AIR—TO—AIR INTERCOOLER KITS FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE
PROHIBITIONS IN VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27186 IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 2222, TITLE 13, OF THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE


        EVALUATION OF ALLIED SIGNAL, GARRETT AFTERMARKET DIVISION‘S
             AIR—TO—AIR INTERCOOLER KITS FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE
       PROHIBITIONS IN VEKHICLE CODE SECTION 27156 IN ACCORDANCE WITH
       SECTION 2222, TITLE 13, OF THE CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE




                                     by




                           Mobile Source Division


                            State of Californlia
                            AIR RESOURCES BOARD
                            9528 Telstar Avenue
                            El Monte, CA 91731




(This report has been reviewed by the staff of the California Air Resources
Board and approved for publication.  Approval does not signify that the
contents necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Air Resources
Board, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute
endorsement or recommendation for use.)


                                     SUMMARY




         Allied Signal, Garrett Aftermarket Division (Garrett), has requested

an exemption from the prohibitions    in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for their

air—to—air   intercooier kits.   The kits are    intended for   installation on

1985—1987 2.4   liter Toyota trucks and 1987 2.0     liter Pontiac Grand AM

vehicles.

         Based on:   (1) previous comparative (turbocharged vehicle without

and with an air—to—air    intercooler kit) tests evaluating the exhaust

emission effects of previously exempt    intercooler klts; and (2) the staff‘s

engineering evaluation of the    intercooler‘s    impact on sxhaust emissions from

vehicles, the staff concludes that Garrett‘s air—to—air         intercooler kits

will   not adversely affect exhaust emissions from vehicles for which

exemption in requested.

         The staff recommends that Garrett be granted an exemption for their

intercooler kits as requested and that Executive Order D—173 be         issued.


                                     CONTENTS




                                                        Page Number

SUMMARY                                                      I

CONTENTS                                                    Di

 i.        INTRODUCT ION                                     1

 L1.       CONCLUS ION                                       1

LL1.      RECOMMENDAT                                        1

 Iv.       INTERCOOLER KI1T DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION        1

 v.        DiS     LON                                       a


EVALUATION OF ALLIED SIGNAL, GARRETT AFTERMARKET DIVISION‘S AIR—TO—AIR
INTERCOOLER KITS FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONS IN VEHICLE CODE SECTION
27156    IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2222, TITLE 13, OF THE CALIFORNIA
ADMINISTRATIVE CODE


        1.    INTRODUCTION

             Allled Signal, Garrett Aftermarket Division (Garrett), of 2511

Edison Way, Compton, California 90220, has requested an exemption from the

prohibitions           in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for their air—to—air       intercooler

kits.        The kits are intended for        installation on 1985—1987 2.4 liter Toyota

trucks and 1987 2.0 liter Pontiac Grand AM vehicles.

    UP.        NCLUS    1 ON

             Based on:          (1) previous comparative (turbocharged vehicle without

and with an air—to—air              intercooler kit) tests evaluating the exhaust

emission effects of previously exempt                 intercooler kits; and (2) the staff‘s

engineering evaluation of the              intercooler‘s impact on exhaust emissions from

vehicles, the staff concludes that Garrett‘s air—to—air                 intercooler kits

will not adversely affect exhaust emissions from vehicles for which

exemption in requested.

   II 1. RECOMMENDATIONS

             The staff recommends that Garrett be granted an exemption for their

intercooler kits as requested and that Executive Order D—173 be                 issued.

    IV. INTER           LER KIT D       RIPTION AND    OPERATION

             The purpose of the intercooler is to reduce the temperature of the

Intake air/fue! charge going              into the turbocharged engine.    This rgduction

in the intake charge temperature allows a higher charge density (more amount

of air per minute flowing through the engine) which means more fue!                 into the

engine at a given              intake manifold vacuum/pressure.


        The major component of the Garrett alr—to—air        intercooler kit   is the

heat exchanger.     It   is packaged with   instaliation hardware and instructions

and sold as a kit.       The kit   is designed using different design concepts,

including tubing lengths, diameter and bends, to suit the requirements of

the individual vehicle.

        The air—to—air heat exchanger is located in such a way that the

heated charge air flow goes through one section and ambient air flows

through the other section, cooling the heated, compressed charge air.          The

cooled compressed air      is then passed out of the heat exchanger to the     intake

manifold.   The   location for the     installation of the heat exchanger varies

with each vehicle model! .

     v. pISCUSSION

        According to the performance analysis submitted by Garrett and of

other companies,   the staff have found that the thermal efficiency of an

intercooler kit ranges between 40% and 84% and that the reduction in the

combustion temperature, resulted from the cooler        intake charge due to the

installation of the Intercooler kit, will       reduce the formation of NOX gases

in the combustion chamber and, therefore, through the exhaust system.



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