Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 2, 1999.
As of Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
4301-SA005, 4301-SA007, 4301-SA01999 and older model year vehicles with distributor, distributorless or rotory type systems.Ignition Amplifier system

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-186-22
  • Executive Order 186-22 / D186-22
  • ARB # D-186-22
  • Executive Order No: D-186-22
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-186-22
  • Resolution D-186-22
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Download: Executive Order D-186-22 PDF

D-186-22 Document:

CARB_D-186-22

(Page 1 of 2) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—186—22 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code HKS USA, INC. HKS Twin Power Ignition Amplifier Systems PART NUMBERS 4301—$5¥A005, 4301—5A¥006 and 4301—8¥007 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—45—9; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the HKS USA, Inc.‘s Twin Power Ignition Amplifier System manufactured by HKS USA INC. of 2801 E. 208th Street, Carson, California 90810—1102 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 1999 and older model—year vehicles with distributor, distributorless or rotary type systems. This exemption is issued based on the On—Board Diagnostic System (OBD II) tests performed at the Air Resources Board (ARB) on a 1999 Toyota Solara equipped with a 3.0L engine and a 1999 Ford Explorer equipped with a 4.0L engine to demonstrate the compatibility of the Twin Power Ignition Amplifier System with the vehicles‘ OBD II system. 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 the installation instructions for this device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those submitted by the system 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.

HKS USA,INC. EXECUTIVE ORDER D—186—22 Twin Power Ignition Amplifier (Page 2 of 2) Marketing of this device using any 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. 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. THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICA¥TION, 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 HKS USA, INCS TWIN POWER IGNITION AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS. No claims 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 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 after hearing that grounds for revocation exist. Executive Orders D—186—5, dated March 31, 1992, and D—186—14, dated April 5, 1994, are superseded and of no further force and effect. Executed at El Monte, California, this é day of ber 1999. R. B. Sufamerfield, Chief Mobile Source Operations Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:43:32
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:43:32

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