Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 27, 1993.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsRemarks
3116934-S1988-1993 GM S-10 model trucks with 4.3L engines w/ throttle body fuel injectionExcluding: 4.3L ingine family R3G4.32G1EA, old part number WI-TEC S3116-93-4A

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-231-5
  • Executive Order 231-5 / D231-5
  • ARB # D-231-5
  • Executive Order No: D-231-5
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-231-5
  • Resolution D-231-5
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Download: Executive Order D-231-5 PDF

D-231-5 Document:


CARB_D-231-5

                                                                  (Page 1 of 2)

                                    State of California
                                    AIR RESOURCES BOARD


                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D—231—5
                        Relating to Exemptions Under—Section 27156
                                   of the Vehicle Code

                                 wWHIPPLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                   GM SUPERCHARGER KITS



      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
      39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—5;

      IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED:    That the installation of the GM Supercharger |
      Kits manufactured by Whipple Industries,    Inc.,   of 3292 North Weber,    Fresno,
      California 93722, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of required
      motor vehicle pollution control devices,    and therefore is ekempt from the
      prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for installation on 1994
      and earlier model year General Motors vehicles equipped with throttle body
      fuel injection as listed in exhibit A.  The following engine families are
      excluded: 4.3 liter engine family R3G4.325GIEA and 5.0/5.7 liter engine
      family R3GS.725G1IEA.
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      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 installation instructions for
      this device will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications
      different from those submitted by the device 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.              ‘

      Marketing of this device using an 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.  Exemption of a kit shall
      not be.construed as an exemption to sell,      offer for sale,   or advertise any
      component of the product as an individual device.

      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.


 WHIPPLE INDUSTRIES, INC.                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—231—5
 GM SUPERCHARGER KITS                                (Page 2 of 2)



 THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION, ACCRERDITATION,
 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 THE CGM SUPERCHARGER KITS.  ©    —

‘—No claim 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 communications.

 Section 17500 of the Business and Professions Code makes untrue or
 misleading advertising unlawful, and Section 17534 makes violation
 punishable as a misdemeanor.

 Section 43644 of the Health and Safety Code provides as follows:

      "43644,  (ay) No person shall install, sell, offer for sale, or
      advertise or except in an application to the.state board for
      certification of a device, represent, any device as a motor vehicle
      pollution control device for use on any used motor vehicle unless that
      device has been certified by the state board.  No person shall sell,
      offer for sale, advertise, or represent any motor vehicle pollution
      control device as a certified device which,   in fact,   is not a certified
      device.   Any violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor."

 Any apparent violation of the conditions of this Executive Order will be
 submitted to the Attorney General of California for such action as he deems
 advisable.                                            '

 Executed at El Monte, California, this / 2>Lday of September, 1993.



                                     R.B/ Summerfield
                                     Assistant Division Chief
                                     Mobile Source Division


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             Exhibit A




                                   WHIPPLE SUPERCHARGER KITS
                                    PART NUMBER LIST (Rev A)
                                         August 26,   1993

            Old Part Number           New Part Number    Vehicle Application

            WI—TPEC S3116—93—4A       3116934—5          1988—93 GM 4.3        liter
                                                              S—10 model trucks
            Not Applicable            3116944—8              1994 GM 4.3 liter
                                                              S—=10 model trucks
            WI—TEC C3116—93—4A        3116934—C              1988—93 GM 4.3    liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
           . Not Applicable            3116944—C             1994 GM 4.3   liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            Not Applicable           — 3116944—HD*           1994 GM 4.3   liter
                                                              C/K HD model trucks
            wWI—TEC 3133—89—5A         3133895—C             1989 GM 5.0/5.7    liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            wI—TEC 3133—91—5A          313j915-c             1990—91 GM 5.0/5.7 liter
                                                              C/K model trucks   |
            wWI—TEC 3133—93—5A         3133935—C             1992—93 GM 5.0/5.7 liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            Not Applicable             3133945—C             1994 GM 5.0/5.7 liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            Not Applicable             3133945—HD*           1994 GM 5.0/5.7 liter
                                                              C/K HD model trucks
            wWI—TEC 3150—89—7A         3150897—C             1988—89 GM 7.4 liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            WI—TEC 3150—90—7A          3150907—C             1990 GM 7.4   liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            wWI—TEC 3150—93—7A         3150937—C             1991—1993 CGM 7.4 liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            Not Applicable            3150947—C              1994 GM 7.4   liter
                                                              C/K model trucks
            Not Applicable             3150947—HD*           1994 GM 7.4   liter
                                                              C/K HD model trucks

            * Kits with the suffix HD, are C/K trucks with a Gross Vehicle
              Weight     (GVW)   rating of over 8500 pounds.



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:40:32
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:40:32

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