Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on August 17, 1992.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1989-1992 BMW 535i 1988-1989 BMW 635Csi and L6 1988-1992 BMW 735i and 735iLLonger PCV tubing, replace air cleaner assembly, relocate oxygen sensor from catalytic converter to exhaust manifold, and replacement with BMW 8:1 compression ratio pistons

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-176-4
  • Executive Order 176-4 / D176-4
  • ARB # D-176-4
  • Executive Order No: D-176-4
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-176-4
  • Resolution D-176-4
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-176-4 PDF

D-176-4 Document:


CARB_D-176-4

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                               State of California
                              ALIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—176—4
                  Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                               of the Vvehicle Code         ¢
                         DINAN PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING
                            STAGE 1 TURBOCHARGER KIT


Pursuant to the authori;y 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
39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—5;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED:     That the installation of the Stage 1
Turbocharger Kit, manufactured by Dinan Performance Engineering, of 81
Pioneer Way, Mountain View, California, 94041, 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 installation on 1989—1992 model year BMW 535i, 1988—1989 model year
BMW 635CSi,   L6 and 1988—1992 model year BMW 7351 and 735iL vehicles.
Modifications allowed include longer positive crankcase ventilation {PCV)
tubing due to location of new intake plumbing, replacement of air cleaner
assembly,   relocation of the oxygen sensor from the catalytic converter to
the exhaust manifold, and an option to replace the original 9:1 compression
ratio pistons with BMW 8:1 compression ratio pistons.

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
       hicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive
of a—vehi
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 the product as an individual device.

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


DINAN PERFORMANCE ENGINEERING                          EXECUTIVE ORDER D—176—4
STAGE 1 TURBOCHARGER KIT                               (Page 2 of 2)


THIS EXECUTIVE ORDKR DOES MOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCREDITATION,
APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE ATR RESOURCES BOARD OF AKY
CLAIMS OFP THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI~POLLUTION BEKEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED
BENEFITS O¥ THK DINAN STAGE 1 TURBOCHARGER KIT.

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

Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or
misleading advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes viclation
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   /;7         of August, 1992.




                                     R.BX Summerfield
                                     Assistant Division Chief
                                     Mobile Scurse—Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:44:50
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:44:50

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