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Valid E.O.

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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 7, 2005.
As of Wednesday, November 27th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModificationRemarks
Series 420001996 to 2001 Selected Honda/Acura passenger carsNoneConsult manufacturer's catalog or distributor for specific application

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-193-31
  • Executive Order 193-31 / D193-31
  • ARB # D-193-31
  • Executive Order No: D-193-31
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-193-31
  • Resolution D-193-31
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Download: Executive Order D-193-31 PDF

D-193-31 Document:


CARB_D-193-31

                                  State of California
                             AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                            EXECUTIVE ORDER D—193—31
                     Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156
                                  of the Vehicle Code

                 Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc. (d.b.a. Magnaflow)
           "Series 42000 OBD I! Compliant 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 converter (TWC) for installation on selected 1996 through
2001 model year Honda passenger cars equipped with on—board diagnostic II (OBD—I!)
systems as specified in Appendix D—193—31 and incorporated herein. The Series 42000
TWC will be used for single (1 unit) exhaust system applications for selected Honda
passenger cars.

The TWC 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—31.

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 converter complies with the California Vehicle Code Section
27156 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h). The emissions
performance of the aftermarket catalytic converter was based on durability bench—aging by
Delphi Energy and Chassis 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
i1 (OBD I1) Systems."

WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at the Automotive Testing and Development
Services, Inc. (ATDS), Ontario, California, using a 1998 2.3L Honda Accord equipped with a
single   (1 unit) exhaust system, and certified to the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV, PC)
emission standards showed that the vehicle met the applicable emission standards with
Series 42000 TWC (1 unit) installed.                                                          ®

OBD I! compatibility tests performed on the same test vehicle showed that Series 42000
TWC did not affect the vehicle‘s ability to perform OBD 11 system monitoring. Emission test
results in grams per mile are shown below.


                                 ATDS, Ontario, California
                                  2.3L Honda Accord Test
                            NMOG               CO              NOx            Remarks
100K Standard               0.090              4.2             0.3
Test 1                      0.086              1.9             0.1            Pass
Test 2                      0.090              1.4             0.1            Pass
Average of Tests1 & 2       0.088              1.6             0.1            Pass

IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the above catalytic converter is exempt from the prohibitions
in Vehicle Code Section 27156 for installation on the approved vehicle applications specified
in Appendix D—193—31 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 Air Resources Board prior to marketing in California.

              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 Air
              Resources Board. Exemption of these products shall not be construed as an
              exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any components of the catalytic
              converter as individual devices.            +

              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 converter and is only a finding that
              the catalytic converter is exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Section
              27156.

              Car Sound Exhaust System, Inc.‘s instailation instructions for the new catalytic
              converter must conform to requirements in Paragraphs | and X of the "Optional
              Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket Non—original Equipment Catalytic
              Converters Equipped with On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD 11) Systems."

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

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


                                               —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 converter 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 converter 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.

Executive Order D—193—28 dated September 13, 2005, is hereby superseded and of no
further force and effect.

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 7 74     day of November 2005.




                                     Moblle Source Operations Division




      CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEM, INC. — CATALYTIC CONVERTER — D—193—31


                                                      APPENDIX — D — 193 «31
                CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEM, INC. SERIES 42000 FOR HONDA/ACURA PASSENGER CARS

Modal    Make          Vehicle Model   Engine Size!     No of         Engine Family       Certification|   Total   Monitored   Universal   Direct Fit
Year                                                   cylinders
               TNTECRA                   T.3 L            4          THNTLaVJGEER                                                          22629
        ACURA [3.0 CL                    3.0L             6          THN3.OVJGKEK            .                                              TBeDp
1996           3.2TL                     321              6          THN3.2VJGKEK        Tierf              1          1        42034       TBD
        HONDA_|AccoRD                    221L             4          THNZ.2VJGKEK                                                          42636
               TNTECRA                   T.3 T            4          VHRNT.SVIJGRER     Tier i                                             242629
19g7    ACURA [2.0 6L                    3.0L             6          THN3.OVJG2EK       —__TLEV             4         4         42034       TBDd
               327L                      321L             6          VHN3.2VJGKEK       Tier 1                                              TBD
        HONDA |ACCORD                    22L              4         VHNZ.2VJGKER        Tier i                                  42004       TBD
               TNTECRA                   T.a L            4         ~WFHINXVOT.SWATI_|__Tien                                               42629
        ACURA [3.0 CL                    3.0L             6         WHNxXVOs.02L2       TLEV                                    42034       TBD
               3.2TL                     321L             6         WHNXVO3.2HA1         Tierl                                              TBD
1998           CR—V. EX, EX. LX 4wb      20L              4         WHNXTO2.00L2_|      TLEV                1         1                     TBD
               Accord DX Sedan           23L              4         WHnNnxVo2.3pL2      TLEV                                                TBD
        HONDA [ecord LX, EX              23L              4         WHNXVO2.39A3          LEV                                   42004       TBb
               Accord EX, LX             3.0 L            6         WHNXVOs.0FL2        TLEV                                                Teb
               INTECRA                   T.8 L            2         XHNXVOTL.SWAL       _|__tTier i                                        42629
        ACURA [3.0 CL                    3.0L             6          XHNXVO3.02L2       Teev                                   42034        TED
               3.2TL                     321L             6          XHNXVO3.2GL2                                                           TeD
1999           CRV. EX, EX, Lx awo       20L              4         XHNXTO2.0UA2          Lev               1         1                     TBD
        Honda [Accord                    231              4         XHNXVO2.3PA3                                               42004        TBD
              Accord DX Sedan            231L             4          XHNXVO2.3PL2      TLEV                                                 Teb
              Accord EX, LX              3.0L             6          XHNXVO3.0FL2      TLEV                                                 TeD
               CRV_EX, EX, x 4wo         2.0L             4          YHNXO02.0022                                                           TeD
2000    Honda ororq                      23L              4          YHNXV2.3PA3          LEV               1         1        42004        TBD




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                                                  APPENDIX D—193—31
                                                                                     CARS
               CAR SOUND EXHAUST SYSTEM, INC. SERIES 42000 FOR HONDA/ACURA PASSENGER
Additional Vehicles
                                       Cylinder   Engine         ENG FAMLY     |Ceortif Level]   Total   Montiored   Universal   |Direct—fit
 Year   Make     |Model
 1ggg   HONDA |ACCORD                     4        2.2L       —|THN2.2VJG1EK      TIER1
 jggg   HONDA |PRELUDE VTEC, VTEC—R       4        22L |WHNXV02.28A1              TIER1
        ioypa |Precube, pretube yPeE
 1999           SH                        4        2.2L |XHNXVO2.2SM1             TIER1
 2000   HOoNDaA |accoRp                   4        2.2L |YHNXvO02.3pA3              Lev           4          q        wrosa        teo
 2000   _|_HONDA |ACCORD                  6        3.0L |YHNXVO3.0FA3
 2001   HONDA |PRELUDE, SE, TYPE—SH       a        22L —1HNXV02.2E14              TIER1
 2p1    HONDA |ACCORDLX, LX—SE, EX        6        3.0L.__|1HNXv03.0M5U             Lev
 2001   ACURA |3.2CL                      6        324        |AHNXVO3.2K5U
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