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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on January 19, 2006.
As of Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
D760-54001999-2003 BMW 540i 4.4L

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-176-29
  • Executive Order 176-29 / D176-29
  • ARB # D-176-29
  • Executive Order No: D-176-29
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-176-29
  • Resolution D-176-29
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D-176-29 Document:


CARB_D-176-29

                                      State of Califomnia
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—176—29

                         Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                of the California Vehicle Code

                                    Dinan Engineering, Inc.
                                   High Flow Intake Manifold


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 High Flow Intake Manifold,
manufactured and marketed by Dinan Engineering, Inc., 865 Jarvis Drive, Morgan Hill, CA
95037, 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 installation on 1999 through 2003 model year BMW vehicles equipped with 4.4L eight
cylinder engines as described in the table below. The High Flow Intake Manifold consists of a
higher capacity air intake manifold designed to permit greater airflow into the engine at high
engine speeds.

   Part Number        Make               Model             Model Year         Engine Size
   D760—5400          BMW               540i             —| 1999—2003         4.AL
   D760—5400          BMW               740i, 740iL         1999—2001         4.AL
   D760—5400          BMW               X5 4.4i             2000—2003         4AL

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the High Flow Intake
Manifold will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of the
vehicle manufacturer.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any High Flow Intake Manifold advertised, offered for
sale, sold with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with the transfer to an
ultimate purchaser.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the High Flow Intake Manifold, 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 High Flow Intake Manifold using any identification other than that shown in
this Executive Order or marketing of the High Flow Intake Manifold for an application other
than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained


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from the Air Resources Board. Exemption of the system shall not be construed as exemption
to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the kit as an individual device.

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

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 ANTH—
POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF DINAN ENGINEERING, INC‘S
HIGH FLOW INTAKE MANIFOLD.

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 of 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   [f flday of January 2006.




                                   Alle%ons, Chief
                                   Mobile Source Operations Division




         DINAN ENGINEERING, INC. — HIGH FLOW INTAKE MANIFOLD — D—176—29



Document Created: 2006-01-30 11:37:02
Document Modified: 2006-01-30 11:37:02

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