Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 7, 1990.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
NOT LEGAL FOR SALE OR INSTALLATION AFTER 12/31/08

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-184-6
  • Executive Order 184-6 / D184-6
  • ARB # D-184-6
  • Executive Order No: D-184-6
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-184-6
  • Resolution D-184-6
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-184-6 PDF

D-184-6 Document:


CARB_D-184-6

                                                              (Page 1 of 2)

                                  State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—184—6
                     Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                of the Vehicle Code


                                MAREMONT CORPORATION
                  "NEW AFTERMARKET THREE—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER®

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13 California Code of
Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(h), authorize the California Air
Resources Board (ARB) and its Executive Officer to exempt new aftermarket
catalytic converters from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

WHEREAS, Maremont Corporation of 250 E. Kehoe Bivd, Carol Stream, Illincois
60188, has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle
Code Sect1on 27156 for their new aftermarket three—way (TWC) catalyt1c
converter for the following application:                                .

ConverterIype        PartNo.. _      Max.EngineSize     ,Max.Yeh.Weight
TWC                  28802,.28833,   5.7L (350 CID)       6,000 1bs.
                     28834
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health
and Safety Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Division by
Healith and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—45—5, the Air
Resources Board finds that the above aftermarket catalytic converter
complies with the California Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13,
California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h).

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converter is exempt from the
prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved
application vehicles subject to the following conditions:

      1.   No changes are permitted to the converter as described in the
           application for exemption. Any changes to the converter or any of
           its components, applicable model year, or other factors addressed in
           this order must be evaluated and approved by the Air Resources Board
           prior to marketing in California.

      2.   Marketing of the converter using identifications other than those
      shown in the exemption application or market1ng of the converter
      for applications other than those listed in the application catalog
      shall be proh1b1ted unless prior approval is obtained from the Air
 —==—Regources= Board."~Exemption‘ of this product shall—not ‘be construed as "
      an exemption to sell, offer for sale, or. advertise any components of
           the converter as individual devices.


    MAREMONT CORPORATION                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—184—6
    "NEW AFTERMARKET 3—WAY CATALYTIC             .
0   CONVERTER®                                         (Page 2 of 2)


       3.   Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content
            by Maremont Corporation, its principals, agents, employees,
            distributors, dealers, or other representatives must include the
            disclaimer that the Executive Order or the exemption it provides is
            not an endorsement or approval of any emissions reduction claims for
            the catalytic converter and is only a finding that the converter is
            exempt from the prohibitions of Yehicle Code Section 27156.

    Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of
    this order.  The order may be revoked only after ten day written notice of
    intention to revoke it, during 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 E1 Monte, California, this   72— day of November, 1990.




                                             Assistant Pivision Chief
                                             Mobile Source Division


                               State of California
.                              AIR RESOURCES BOARD




    EVALUATION OF MAREMONT CORPORATION NEW AFTERMARKET 3—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER
          FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONS OF VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27156
            AND TITLE 13, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, SECTION 2222(h)




                                  November, 1990


EVALUATION OF MAREMONT CORPORATION NEW AFTERMARKET 3—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER
     FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONS OF VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27156
       AND TITLE 13, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, SECTION 2222(h)




                                     by
                           Mobile Source Division

                            State of California
                            AIR RESOURCES BOARD
                            9528 Telstar Avenue
                            E1 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



        Maremont Corporation (Maremont) of 250 E. Kehoe Blvd, Carol Stream,

Illinois 60188, has applied for an exemption for their new aftermarket

three—way catalytic converter under the California regulations for new

aftermarket catalytic converters.   Maremont plans to use the catalytic

converter on vehicles with up to 5.7 liter engine size and 6000 lbs. weight.

        Emissions data submitted show that the catalytic converter meets the

requirements of Yehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13, California Code of

Requlations, Section 2222(h} for the stated application.   Based on the

above, the staff recommends that the exemption be granted as requested.


                                       CONTENTS

                                                  Page Number

      SUMMARY                                          i
      CONTENTS                                        11
      I.         INTRQDUCTION                          1

      II.        CONCLUSION                            1
      III.       RECOMMENDATION                        1
      IV.        DEVICE DESCRIPTION                    2
      V.         DEVICE   EVALUATION                  2
u~~




                                        11


EVALUATION OF MAREMONT CORPORATION NEW AFTERMARKET 3—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER
    FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONSOF VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27156
       AND TITLE 13, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, SECTION 2222(h)


I.      INTRODUCTION
        Maremont Corporation (Maremont) of 250 E. Kehoe Blvd, Carol Stream,

Illinois 60188, has applied for an exemption for their new aftermarket

three—way (TWC) catalytic converter in accordance with the California

regulations on new aftermarket catalytic converters.     The intended converter

application is shown below:

Type                   Part No.       Max. Engine Size      Max. Veh. Wt.

TWC                    28802,28833,    5.71 (350 CID)         6000 1bs.

                       28834



II.     CONCLUSION

        The applicant has submitted all the required information and based

on the submitted exhaust emissions test data, the staff concludes that the

catalytic converter meets the criteria set forth in Vehicle Code Section

27156 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h) for the

stated application.

III.    RECOMMENDATION

        The staff recommends that the exemption be granted as requested and

that Executive Order No. D—184—6 be issued, permitting the advertisement,

sale and installation of the new aftermarket catalytic converter.


IV.        DEVICE DESCRIPTION

           The Maremont three—way substrates are coated with palladium and

rhodium.    Air injection is not incorporated between the reducing and

oxidizing substrates.     The substrates are enclosed in an outer shell or

container of stainless steel.     The converter shell is constructed of

stainless steel 409.     A heat shield of aluminum is welded to the converter

shell to protect the vehicle underbody from heat.     The catalytic converter

is sold with installation instructions and kits as shown in the Maremont‘s

application catalog.     It is also sold with a warranty for 25,000 miles on

the substrates and five years or 50,000 miles on the container or shell.

V.         DEVICE EVALUATION

           Maremont has submitted test data on the catalytic converter.     The

tests were conducted by Automotive Testing and Development Services, Inc.

(ATDS), Huntington Beach, California.     The two test catalysts were

respectively aged on a 1988 Chevrolet Suburban, 5.7L with TBI (Throttle Body

Injection), and a 1988 Chevrolet Silverado Pick—up, 5.7L with TBI.        The

conversion efficiency testing was conducted on a 1988 Chevrolet Cheyenne,

5.7L with TBI as a test vehicle.     Two CVS—75 emission tests were conducted

on the test vehicle with the converter installed and two CVS—75 tests were

conducted with exhaust backpressure simulator.     The vehicle test weight for

all three vehicles was 6000 Tbs.    The exemption for the converter is limited

to vehicles up to 5.7 liters and 6000 lbs.    in order to conform to the "worst

case" requirement of the California regulations.     The test results and

conversion efficiencies for the converter are shown below:


                          Three—way   Catalyti      onverter



            Simulator 1     Converter 1        Converter 2     version   Efficienc

HC (g/mi)      3.073         0 .366        .     0.384          87.8%

CO (g/mi)    20.024          5.048               4.130          75.6%

NOx(g/mi)      1.532         0.454               0.530         67.9%



All of the conversion efficiencies meet the requirements of the California

regulations.     The staff based the evaluation of the new aftermarket

catalytic converter on the information submitted by Maremont and on test

data from Automotive Testing and Development Services, Inc.



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:44:22
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:44:22

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