Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 18, 1989.
As of Wednesday, January 8th, 2025 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-193-1
  • Executive Order 193-1 / D193-1
  • ARB # D-193-1
  • Executive Order No: D-193-1
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-193-1
  • Resolution D-193-1
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Download: Executive Order D-193-1 PDF

D-193-1 Document:

CARB_D-193-1

(Page 1 of 2) State of California . * AIR RESOURCES B0ARD . <* EXECUTIVE ORDER D—193—1 Relating to Exemptions Undar Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code C CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC. NEW AFTERMARKET CATALYTIC CONVERTER SERIES 900 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, Car Sound Exhaust Systems, Inc. has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for their catalytic converter series 900 for use as three—way plus oxidation s. converter on vehicies with maximum eng1ne size of 5.0L and maximum vehicie inertia weight of 5500 lbs. 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 Health and Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G@—45—5, the ARB finds that the above aftermarket catalytic converter series comply with the California Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13, CCR, Section 2222(h). # IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converter series is exempt from the prohibitions of Yehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved application vehicies 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, applicable mode! year, or other factors addressed in this Order must be evaluated and approved by the ARB. 2. Marketing of a converter using an identification other than those shown in the exemption appltcation or marketing of a converter for an application other than those listed in the application catalog shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the ARB. Exemption of this product shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of a converter as an individual device. 3. Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by Car Sound Exhaust Systems, Inc., its principals, agents . employees, distributors, dealers, or other representatives must include the disclaimer that the Executive Order or the exemption 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.

CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC. EXECUTIVE CRDER D—193—1 (Page 2 of 2) L <+ ¥iolation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of . this Order. The Order may be revoked only after ten days 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 /8/6L;ay of September, 1989. +W K. D. Drachand, Chief Mobile Source Division

CONTENTS Page Number SUMMARY i CONTENTS i I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. ConcLus A III. RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Iv. DEVICE DESC 0 1 v. VICE EVALUATION 1 2 vI. sCuUssI0N ~ . 2 11

EVALUATION OF CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC.‘S NEW AFTERMARKET CATALYTIC CONVERTER SERIES 900 FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE PROHIBITIONS OF VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27156 AND TITLE 13, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, SECTION 2222({h) I. INTRODUCTION Car Sound Exhaust Systems, Inc. (CSES), of 16191 Phoebe Avenue, La Mirada, CA 90638, has applied for exemption of their new aftermarket catalytic converter series 900 under the "California Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket Non—Original Equipment Catalytic Converters". The application is for using the 900 series as three—way plus oxidation catalyst on vehicles with maximum engine size of 5.0L and maximum vehicle inertia weight of 5500 Tbs. II. CONCLUSTON The applicant submitted all the required information and test results. California regulations require conversion efficiency of 70% for HC and CO, and 50% for NOx for three—way plus oxidation new aftermarket catalytic converters. The test results and information show that the CSES catalytic converter series 900 meets the requirements of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h) for the stated applications. III. RECOMMENDATION The staff recommends that CSES be granted an exemption as requested and that Executive Order No. D—193—1 be issued, permitting advertisement, sale and installation of their new aftermérket catalytic converter series 900 as three—way plus oxidation catalyst. IV. pEVICE DESCRIPTION The CSES catalytic converter consists of honeycomb type substrates coated with palladium and rhodium for reduction catalyst and platinum and palladium for oxidation catalyst. The substrate is enclosed in an outer shell or container of stainless steel. The CSES catalytic converters use

materials and construction similar to the original equipment manufacturers. Their catalytic converter is sold with 1nsta1fiation instructions and a two year or 25,000 miles warranty on the substrates and five years or 50,000 miles warranty on the container or shell. v. EVALUATION CSES provided test data on the catalytic converter series 900 conducted by Automotive Testing and Development Services, Inc. (ATDS}, of Huntington Beach, California, in accordance with federal test procedures. The mileage accumuilation and test vehicles are as follows: Converter Mil. Acc. Veh Mil. Acc. Veh. Test Vehicle Type No. 1 No. 2 900 3—Way 1977 Ford LTD 1977 Lincoin 1986 Chevrolet +0C Country Squire Town Car Caprice 7.5L 7.5L 5.0L The test results and conversion efficiencies are shown below: Converter _Test Type HC C0_ NOX 900 3—Way Simulator 3.263 33.560 2.340 +0C Converter (1) 0.518. 9.064 1.033 Efficiency (1} 84% . 73% 56% Converter (2) 0.557 9.716 1.091 Efficiency (2) 83% 71% 53% Ave. Efficiency 83.5% 72% 54.5% VI. DISCUSSITON CSES catalytic converter series 900 involQed in this application is used as 3—way plus oxidafi?on converter. The conversion efficiencies meet the requirements of the California regulations which are 70% for HC and CO and 50% for NOx on three—way plus oxidation converters. The staff based the evaluation of the CSES new aftermarket converters on the results from ATDS tests and the submitted information. — 2 —


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