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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 7, 2005.
As of Friday, October 11th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModificationRemarks
Series 420001996 to 2000 Selected Mercedes-Benz passenger carsNoneConsult manufacturer's catalog or distributor for specific application

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-193-30
  • Executive Order 193-30 / D193-30
  • ARB # D-193-30
  • Executive Order No: D-193-30
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-193-30
  • Resolution D-193-30
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Download: Executive Order D-193-30 PDF

D-193-30 Document:


CARB_D-193-30

                                  State of California
                             AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                            EXECUTIVE ORDER D—193—30
                     Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156
                                  of the Vehicle Code

                  Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc. (d.b.a. Magnafiow)
                 "Series 42000 OBD 11 Three—way Catalytic Converter"

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

WHEREAS, Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc. (Car Sound) of 22961 Arroyo Vista, Rancho
Santa Margarita, California 92688, has applied to the Air Resources Board for exemption from
the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Section 27156 to market its new aftermarket Series 42000
three—way catalytic converters {TWCs) for installation on selected 1996 through 2000 model
year Mercedes—Benz passenger cars equipped with on—board diagnostic II (OBD—II) systems as
specified in Appendix D—193—30 and incorporated herein. The Series 42000 TWCs will be used
for single (2 units) and dual (4 units) exhaust system applications for selected Mercedes—Benz
passenger cars. The catalytic converters will be soid as direct—fit systems only, and not as
individual units. The TWCs may also be installed on non—OBD II vehicles (1995 and older)
similar in engine and exhaust configuration to those listed in Appendix D—193—30.

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—02—003, Air Resources Board finds that the above
aftermarket catalytic converters comply with the California Vehicle Code Section 27156 and
Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h). The emissions performance of the
catalytic converter was based on durability bench—aging by Delphi Energy and Engine
Management Systems using Air Resources Board—modified RAT—A bench—aging cycle for 75
hours, as specified in the "Optional Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket Non—original
Equipment Catalytic Converters Equipped with On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD I1) Systems."

WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at the Automotive Testing and Development Services,
Inc. (ATDS), Ontario, California, using a 2000 4.3L Mercedes—Benz, test group
YMBXVO5.0GNB (LEV, PC), with Series 42000 TWCs installed on dual (4 units) exhaust
system (two warm—up TWCs and two underbody TWCs) showed that the vehicle met the
applicable emission standards. OBD II compatibility tests performed on the same test vehicle
showed that Series 42000 TWCs did not affect the vehicle‘s ability to perform OBD II system
monitoring. Emission test results in grams per mile are shown below.


                                                     —2—

                                       ATDS, Ontario, California
                                          4.3L Mercedes—Benz
                                  NMOG              cCO              NOx            Remarks
      50K Standard                0.075             3.4              0.2
      Test 1                      0.037             0.37             0.04           Pass
      Test 2                      0.032             0.37             0.04           Pass
      Average of Tests1 & 2       0.034             0.37             0.04           Pass

      IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converters are exempt from the prohibitions
      in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved vehicle applications specified in
      Appendix D—193—30 subject to the following conditions:

             1.    No changes are permitted to the catalytic converters as described in the
                   application for exemption. Any changes to the catalytic converters or any of its
                   components, and 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 catalytic converters using identifications other than those shown
                   in the exemption application, and in this Executive Order, or marketing of the
                   catalytic converters for application other than the ones shown in this Executive
                   Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources
                   Board. Exemption of these products shall not be construed as an exemption to
(7~                sell, offer for sale, or advertise any components of the catalytic converters as
                   individual devices.

             3.    Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by Car Sound
                   Exhaust System, Inc., 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 converters and is only a finding that the catalytic
                   converters is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section 27156.

             4.     Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc.‘s installation instructions for the new catalytic
                    converters must conform to requirements in Paragraphs I and X of the "Optional
                    Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket Non—original Equipment Catalytic
                    Converters Equipped with On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) Systems."

             5.     Upon installation, the catalytic converters must carry a manufacturer‘s warranty for
                    50,000 miles on the substrate and 50,000 miles or five years on the shell and end
                    pipes.

             6.     Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc. and its vendors may not advertise the new
                    aftermarket catalytic converters as a "high or easy flow" catalytic converters or use
                    any phrase that could make it appear to perform better than an OEM catalytic            ~
(                   converter.


            CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEM, INC. — CATALYTIC CONVERTERS — D—193—30


                                               —3—



      7.      Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc., its associates, vendors, other businesses, and
              individuals may not sell or supply the substrates of the new aftermarket catalytic
              converters to a third party to be assembled in a different facility and marketed
              under this Executive Order.

      8. «_   Any marketing arrangement of the new aftermarket catalytic converters by a third
              party, which involves the use of packaging identification different from the ones
              described in this Executive Order, must be approved by ARB prior to shipment.

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.

Executed at El Monte, California, this 717{    day of November 2005.



                                   eAllen    Iy6ons, Chief
                                    Mobile Source Operations Division




       CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEM, INC. — CATALYTIC CONVERTERS — D—193—30


                                                          APPENDIX — D — 193 38

                    Vehicle listing for Car Sound Series 42000 converters (Mercedes Benz)
Model                                Engine   No of                         Certification   Exhaust      Total       Converter    Monitored   .      .
Year           Vehicte Model          Siqze Cylinders      Engine Family        Level        Type     Converters       Type      Converters Direct Fit
                  ©220               2.2L       4       TMB2.2VJGKEK          TLEV                        2        WUTWC,.TWC        2       422XX
                    C36               3.6L      6        TMB3.5VIGKEK                       single       2         WUTWC,TWC         2      422XX
1996               E320               3.2L      6        TMB3.2VJGFEK  TIER]                             2         WUTWC.TWC        2       422XX
            $500, SL1500, $420        5.0L.     8        TMB5.OVJGFEK        >               dual        4         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
               $600, SL600           6.0L      12        TMB6.OVJGFEK                       single       2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
                   C230              2.3L       4        VMB2.3VJGKEK   TLEV                             2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
                ©36,5L.320           3.6L       6        VMB3.6VJGKEK  TIER1                single       2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
1997               E320              3.2L       6        VMB3.2VJGKEK                                    2         WUTWC.TWG        2       422XX
         $500, SL500, $420,E420      5.0L.      8        VMB5.OVJGKEK   _TLEV                dual        4         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
               $600, SL600           6.0L.     12        VMB6E.OVJGFEK TIER1                single       2         WUTWC,.TWC       2       422XX
                  SLK230             2.3L.      4       WMBXVO2.3GSU}  _TIER1                            2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
                   C230              2.3L       4       WMBXVO2.3GNU|  TLEV                 single       2         WUTWC.TWC        2       422XX
1998               $320              3.2L.     6        WMBXVO3.2GNU|  _TIER1                            2         WUTWC,.TWC       2       422XX
                E430, C43            4.3L.      8       WMBXVOA4.3GNB    LEV                 dual        4         WUTWC,TWG        2       422XX
        $420, $500, CL500,SL.1000    5.0L.     8        WMEBXVO5.0GNB| TLEV                              4         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
           $600, SL600, CL600        6.0L      12       |WMBXVO6.0GNU| TIER1                single       2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
              ©230, SLK230           2.3L.     4        XMBXVO2.3GSU|__TLEV                 single       2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
           ©280, CLK320, E320        3.2L      6        XMBXVO3.2GNB    LEV                  dual        4         WUTWCE.TWC       2       422XX
1999               $320              3.2L      6        XMBXVO3.2GNU   TIER1                single       2         WUTWC,TWE        2       422XX
        C43, E430, CLK430,S1L1000    5.0L.     8        XMBXVO5.0GNB|         LEV            dual        4         wuTwe,Iwe        2       422XX
           $420, $500, CL500         5.0L      8        XMBXVO5.0GND|_ _TLEV                             4         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
          SLB00, S600, CL600         6.0L      8        XMBXVO6.0GNU|  _TIER1               single       2         WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
                  C230               2.3L      4        YMBXVO2.3GSU|__TLEV                 single       2         WUTWC,.TWC       2       422XX
         _C280, CLK320, E320        _3.2L      6        YMBXVO3.2GNB                                               WUTWC,TWC        2       422XX
°_Deouorkpasp____|                  43L        _8       vmexvoscgns|          EV            |            *         Womerwe          2|      422xx
               * SL600              6.0L       12       YMBXVO6.0GNU|        TIER1          single       2         WUTWC,.TWG       2       422XX




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