Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 3, 2003.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModels
16851-98A, 16854-98A, and 16976-1340 Performance Cylinder Heads for 1984-1999 Harley-Davidson Motorcycles equipped with a 1338 cc engine

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-338-41
  • Executive Order 338-41 / D338-41
  • ARB # D-338-41
  • Executive Order No: D-338-41
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-338-41
  • Resolution D-338-41
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Download: Executive Order D-338-41 PDF

D-338-41 Document:


CARB_D-338-41

                                        State of California
                                    AIR RESOURCES BOARD
                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D—338—41

                          Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                       of the Vehicle Code

                                Harley—Davidson Motor Company
                  1340 Performance Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads

 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 Section 39516 of
 the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

 IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED . That the installation of the 1340 Performance Cylinder
 Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads manufactured and marketed by the Harley—Davidson Motor
 Company, 3700 W. Juneau Avenue, P.:0. Box 653, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201 has been
 found not to reduce the effectiveness of the apphcable vehicle pollution control system and,
 therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for the
 following Harley—Davidson motorcycles.

| Device               Part Numbers                   Model—Year      Engine Displacement

 1340 Performance      16851—98A, 16854—98A,           1984—1999      1338 cc   Carb/Fl
 Cylinder Heads        and 16976—99A

 XLS Cylinder Heads 16457—96B, 16458—96B               1991—2003      1200 cc    Carbureted

 This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the 1340
 Performance Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads will not recommend tuning the
 vehicle to specifications different from those of the vehicle manufacturer.

 This Executive Order is granted based on the following emissions test data:
                         1996 Harley—Davidson 1338 cc               1994 Harley—Davidson 1200 cc
                  Carbureted Model    Fuel Injected Model                Carbureted Model
                       ({gm/km})         (gm/km)                              (gm/km)

                   HC       CO          HC     CO                             HC    CO
 Standards         1.0     12.0 .       0.9    12.0          Baseline        1.30   —6.94
 device w/ dfs     0.87     6.5         0.7     5.5          S1 Cyl. Heads   1.30   7.83

 Test results showed that tailpipe emissions with the modified 1340 Performance Cylinder .
 Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads installed were at or below the 1996 Harley—Davidson
 motorcyclie‘s applicable emission standards, and within the allowable limits for comparative
 emissions testing on the 1994 Harley—Davidson motorcycle.

 This Executive Order shall not apply to any Harley—Davidson Motor Company‘s 1340
 Performance Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads advertised, offered for sale, sold
 with, or installed on a motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to an ultimate
 purchaser.


  Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Performance Cylinder Heads
 and XLS Cylinder Heads, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect
 the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executlve
 Order.

— Marketing of the Performance Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads using any
  identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the Performance
  Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads 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 the Performance Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylinder Heads
 shall not be construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of
 the kit as an individual device.

 This Executive Order does not constitute anyopinion as to the effect the use of the
 Performance Cylinder Heads and XLS Cylindeér Heads may have on any warranty either
 expressed or implied by the vehicle manufacturer.

 In addition to the foregoing, the 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.

 THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
 ACCREDITATION, 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 HARLEY—DAVIDSON
 MOTOR COMPANY‘S PERFORMANCE CYLINDER HEADS AND XLS CYLINDER
 HEADS.
 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.

 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 ;SRD d.ay' of March 2003.




                                      Allen %yons, Chief
     ~o>                              Mobile Source Operations Division



  HARLEY—DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY—PERFORMANCE CYLINDER HEADS AND XLS—
                       CYLINDER HEADS—D—338—41



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:45:34
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:45:34

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