Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on April 7, 2015.
As of Monday, January 20th, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModification
69-3303TS2012-2015 Fiat 500Replace OEM Air Intake System with open element air clearner and associated tubing and hardware.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-269-44
  • Executive Order 269-44 / D269-44
  • ARB # D-269-44
  • Executive Order No: D-269-44
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-269-44
  • Resolution D-269-44
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Download: Executive Order D-269-44 PDF

D-269-44 Document:


CARB_D-269-44

                                   State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—269—44

                      Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                 of the California Vehicle Code

                                 K&N Engineering, Inc.
                                Typhoon Intake Systems

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board (ARB) by Section 27156 of
the Vehicle Code (VC); and

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section 39515 and
Section 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—14—012;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Typhoon Intake
Systems, produced and marketed by K&N Engineering Inc., of 1455 Citrus Street,
Riverside, California 92507, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the
applicable vehicle pollution control systems and, therefore, is exempt from the
prohibitions of VC Section 27156 for installation on the following Fiat vehicles:

Vehicle Year       Vehicle Make        Vehicle Model            Engine       Part Number

2012—2015            Fiat                   500                 L4—1 . AL     69—3303TS

The Typhoon Intake Systems include the following main components: open—element
reusable air filter, intake system tubing, assorted brackets, and hardware.

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the Typhoon
Intake Systems will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from
those of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the devices, as exempted by the
Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution
control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any Typhoon Intake Systems advertised, offered
for sale, sold with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with
transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

Marketing of these devices using any identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of this device for an application other than those specified
in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air
Resources Board.


This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of these
devices may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the vehicle
manufacturer.

This Executive Order is granted based on emission test results in the baseline and
modified configurations using the Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP),
Supplemental Federal Test Procedures (USO6 and SC03), and an examination of the
On—Board Diagnostic OBD II (OBD II) system. Results from emissions testing
conducted at Automotive Testing and Development Services, Inc. are shown below (in
grams per mile):

                          Composite NMOG + NOx                   Composite CO

Baseline Test                      0.060                              0.634

Modified Test                      0.062                             0.663

Percent Difference               3.33 % increase                   4.57 % increase


ARB reserves the right in the future to review this Executive Order and the exemption
provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on or modified part continues to meet
the standards and procedures of Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222,
et seq. Further, if test results or other evidence provides ARB with reason to suspect
that the Typhoon Intake Systems will affect the durability of emission control systems,
K&N Engineering, Inc. shall be required to submit durability data to show that the
durability of vehicle emission control systems is not, in fact, affected and/or that the add—
on or modified part demonstrates adequate durability.

THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY ARB
OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS
OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF THE K&N ENGINEERING, INC‘S TYPHOON
INTAKE SYSTEMS.

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
communication.




                K&N ENGINEERING, INC. — TYPHOON INTAKE SYSTEMS — D—269—44


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 the
order, in 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       z      day of April 2015.




                 Annette Hebert, Chief
                 Emissions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division




               K&N ENGINEERING, INC. — TYPHOON INTAKE SYSTEMS — D—269—44



Document Created: 2015-06-12 09:50:13
Document Modified: 2015-06-12 09:50:13

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