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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on May 10, 2001.
As of Friday, October 11th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModificationRemarks
53000>>> See Rems>>> See RemsNon-OBD2 , see list of exempted catalytic converters

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-193-21
  • Executive Order 193-21 / D193-21
  • ARB # D-193-21
  • Executive Order No: D-193-21
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-193-21
  • Resolution D-193-21
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Download: Executive Order D-193-21 PDF

D-193-21 Document:


CARB_D-193-21

                                                                            (Page 1 of 2)

                                      State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—193—21
                       Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                    of the Vehicle Code

                    CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC.
              "THREE—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER SERIES 53000"

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 88391, 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. of 22961 Arroyo Vista, Rancho Santa
Margarita, California 92688, has applied to the ARB for exemption from the prohibitions in
Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 to market its aftermarket series 53000 three—way
catalytic converter (TWC) for the following application, except for vehicles equipped with an
on—board diagnostic II (OBD—II) system (Title 13, CCR, Section 1968.1):

Type      Series No.      Max. Eng. Size       Max. Test Veh. Wt./GVWR
TWC _      53000           4.0L (242 CID) 4,250 Ibs./4,550 lbs.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health and Safety
Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Operations Division by Health and Safety
Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G—45—9, the ARB 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). Emission performance of the catalytic
converter was based on bench—aging of the catalyst by Johnson Matthey using its EDC—53
rapid aging cycle in fieu of the AMA mileage accumutlation (Reference Appendix IV, Title 40,
part 86, Code of Federal Regulations (June 28, 1977)).

WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at California Environmental Engineering, Santa Ana,
California, showed the following conversion efficiencies which meet the minimum requirements
for new aftermarket catalytic converters:

Pollution Component                     TWC (% Conversion)
HC: Min. Requirement                    70           ‘
     Car Sound‘s series 53000           72.6
CO: Min. Requirement                    70
    Car Sound‘s series 53000            78.6
NOx: Min. Requirement:            —     60
       Car Sound‘s series 53000         71.0


CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEM, INC.                           EXECUTIVE ORDER D—198—21
"TWC SERIES 53000"                                       (Page 2 of 2)
IT 18 HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converter is exempt from the prohibitions
of Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on applicable vehicles subject to the following
conditions:

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

       2.     Marketing of the catalytic converter using identifications other than those shown
              in the exemption application, and in this Executive Order, or marketing of the
              catalytic converter for application other than the ones shown in this Executive
              Order 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 the catalytic converter as an individual
              device.

       3.     Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by Car
              Sound, 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 emission
              reduction claims for the catalytic converter and is only a finding that the catalytic
              converter is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

       4.     Car Sound‘s installation instructions for the new catalytic converter must conform
              to requirements in Paragraphs | and tX of California Evaluation Procedures for
              New Aftermarket Non—Original Equipment Catalytic Converters.

       5.0    Upon installation, the catalytic converter must carry a manufacturer‘s warranty for
              25,000 miles on the substrates and 50,000 miles or five years on the shell and
              end pipes.

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 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.                                               .
                                             ’L h
Executed at El Monte, California, this ‘{0     day.of May 2001.



                                   R.B.    Stmmerfield, Chief
                                   Mobile Source Operations Division


                                 ATDS, Ontario, California

                                         TWC +     OC

               Simulator   Cat 9Y4JJ1    Cat 94932      Cony. Rff.
               Average     Average       Average        Average
 HC   (g/mi)     2.807      0.676         0.625           76.8%
. Co  (g/mi)    30.824      8.096         7.844           74.1%
  Nox (g/mi)     3.182      0.732         0 .696          77.5%

                                            TWC
 HC   (g/mi)     2.508      0.412         0. 454          82.7%
 co   (g/mi}    25.277      4.766         5.103           80.4%
 NOx (g/mi)    ~6:520       1.110         1.050           83.4%
                                             0C
 HC   (g/mi)     1.511      0.417         0.418           72.3%
 co   (g/mi}    34.818      8.178         6.618           78.7%
 The above conversion efficiencies meet the minimum requirements of the California

 regulations on new aftermarket catalytic converters,   and are within 10 percent or less

 of the highest conversion. efficiency attained by Car Sound‘s previous catalytic

 converters exempted for the same application limits.


                                      State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD




      EVALUATION OF CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC.‘S SERIES 53000 NEW
        AFTERMARKET THREE—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR EXEMPTION
          FROM THE PROHIBITIONS IN VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27156, AND .
           TITLE 13, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 2222(h)




                                          May 2001




                                              by
                                    Mobile Source Division

                                     9528 Telstar Avenue
                                  El Monte, CA 91731—2990




(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 necessarify 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.)


                               CONTENTS

                                          Page Number

SUMMARY                                       i

CONTENTS
1.        INTRODUCTION

It.       CONCLUSION

IH1.      RECOMMENDATION

IV.       DEVICE DESCRIPTION

V.        DEVICE EVALUATION


                                           SUMMARY



            Car Sound Exhaust Systems, Inc. (Car Soufid) of 22961 Arroyo Vista, Rancho

Santa Margarita, California 92688 has applied for an exemption of its series 53000 new

aftermarket three—way catalytic converter (TWC) from the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Section

27156, in accordance with California regulations for new aftermarket catalytic converters. The

catalytic converter is manutactured in a round configuration. The two test catalysts were aged

using Johnson Matthey‘s rapid aging cycle, EDC—53, which has been accepted by the Air

Resources Board for aging catal;/sts designed for vehicle application limits of 5.9L/6,000 lbs.

The new TWC has a single substrate of ceramic monolith type and coated with platinum and

rhodium in é 4:1 ratio. The emission tests were conducted on a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee

4.0L, equipped with a TWC, at the equivalent test weight of 4,250 pounds (Ibs.). The new

catalytic converter is for installation on vehicles equipped with a single TWC. Thé maximum

application limits for the new series 53000 TWC are 4.0L and 4,250 lbs., which corresponds to

4.0L engine displacement and gross vehicle weight rating of 4550 lbs.

            Emissions data submitted by the applicant show that the catalytic converter meets

the requirements of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations,

Section 2222(h) for the stated applications. Based on the above, the staff recommends that the

exemption be granted as requested and that Executive Order D—193—21 be issued.


       EVALUATION OF CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEMS, INC.‘S SERIES 53000 NEW
         AFTERMARKET THREE—WAY CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR EXEMPTION
           FROM THE PROHIBITIONS IN VEHICLE CODE SECTION 27156, AND
            TITLE 13, CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 2222(h)

  &           INTRODUCTION

             Car Sound Exhaust Systems, Inc. (Car Sound) of 22961 Arroyo Vista, Rancho

 Santa Margarita, California 92688, has applied for an exemption from the prohibitions ir'1 Vehicle

 Code Section 27156 for its series 53000 new aftermarket three—way catalytic converter (TWC)

 in accordance with California regulations for new aftermarket catalytic converters. The new

 aftermarket catalytic converter ts.intended for the following vehicle application:

 Converter Type     PN/Series   Max, Eng. Size Max. Veh, Test Wt.
 TWC               53000        4.0L              4,250 lbs.

— The maximum Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) for the catalytic converter application is

 4,550 Ibs. Car Sound intends to market the new converter as a replacement for catalytic

 converters on in—use vehicles whose manufacturer‘s warranty has expired and the need for

 replacement of the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) catalytic converter has been

 established and documented. The converter cannot be installed on vehicles equipped with an

 On—Board Diagnostic If (OBD—!1) system.

 {1.         CONCLUSION

             The applicant has submitted all the required information, and based on the

 applicant‘s submitted exhaust emissions test data, the staff concludes that the new aftermarket

catalytic converter mests the criterié set forth in Vehicle Code Section 27156, and Title 138,

California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h) for the stated application.


 HL.           RECOMMENDATION

               Staff recommends that the exemption be granted as requested and that Executive

 Order No. D—193—21 be issued, permitting the advertisement, sale, and installation of the new

 aftermarket catalytic converter on applicable vehicles.

 IV.          DEVICE DESCRIPTION

              Car Sound‘s series 53000 new aftermarket catalytic converter is designed to use a

 single round~shéped ceramic monolith substrate. The substrate is $.66 inches in diameter and

 2.93 inches in length. The substrate volume is 30.8 cubic inches. The substrate is coated with

 platinum and rhodium in a 4:1 rajtio, The substrate is contained in an outer 409 stainless steel

 shell with compressed intumescent or expanding mat to prevent vibration and exhaust by—pass.

 The shell haives are sealed by seam weld, and the end pipes are attached to the shell by arc

 welding. An éluminized heat shield is spot—wéjded to the upper side of the converter to protect

 the vehicle frdm excessive heat. The catalytic converter is _sold as a unit with installation

 instructions or used in customized direct fit exhaust applications. It is sold with a warranty for

 25,000 miles on the substrate, and five years or 50,000 miles on the container or shell and the

 end pipes.

 V.           DEVICE EVALUATION

              Car Sound submitted data frorfi testing conducted by California Environmental

_ Engineering (CEE) laboratory located in Santa Ana, California. Catalyst bench—aging was

conducted by the catalyst supplier, Johnson Matthey using its bench—aging cycle EDC—53.

 Emissions tests were conducted on a 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L equipped with a TWC,

at the equivalent test weight of 4,250 lbs.

              The evaluation of Car Sound‘s new aftermarket catalytic converter is based on the

bench—aging conducted by 'Johnson Matthey and the emission tests conducted at CEE.

                                                 —2.


The limits of application of Car Sound‘s series 53000 TWC are 4.0L/4,250 lbs. with a

corresponding maximum gross vehicle weight of 4,550 Ibs. The two test catalysts were labeled

1023D401/36382 and 1023C401/36389 respectively. Testing consisted ofA two cold—start CVS—

75 tests with a simulator ("dummy" catalyst), followed by two cold—start CVS—75 tests for each of

the test catalysts. The average of the two test results for each test catalyst was used to

calculate the conversion éefficiency. The overall conversion efficiency for the catalyst model is

the average conversion efficiency of the two test catalysts.   The test results for the catalyst are

shown betow:

                   California Environmental Engineering, Santa Ana. California

                                               TWC

                     Simulator    Catalyst 36382      Catalyst 36389     Conv. Eff.
                   . Average      Average            Average             Average

HC (g/mi)             2.044       0.576              0.544               72.6%
CO (g/mi)            15.451       3.609              2.998               78.6%
NOx (g/mi)            4.587       1.381               1.283              71.0%

The conversion efficiencies of the catalytic converter meet the minimum requirements of the

California regulations for new aftermarket catalytic converters.‘ The ARB did not conduct

confirmatory testing on the catalyst.



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Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:44:33

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