Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on December 18, 2002.
As of Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModificationRemarks
350-0601998-1999 Honda AccordReplace stock intake; replace stock fuel pressure regulator; add electronic signal modifier5 psi boost

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-455-19
  • Executive Order 455-19 / D455-19
  • ARB # D-455-19
  • Executive Order No: D-455-19
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-455-19
  • Resolution D-455-19
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Download: Executive Order D-455-19 PDF

D-455-19 Document:


CARB_D-455-19

                                    State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD



                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—455—19
                      Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                    of the Vehicle Code


                              COMPTECH MACHINE
                        PERFORMANCE SUPERCHARGER KIT

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—45—9;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Performance Supercharger Kit
manufactured and marketed by Comptech Machine of 4717 Golden Foothills Parkway, El
Dorado Hills. CA 95762 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of required motor
vehicle pollution control devices and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section
27156 of the California Vehicle Code for the vehicle applications listed in Exhibit A, excluding
any vehicle certified to Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) or lower emission standards:

The Performance Supercharger Kit includes the following main components: a Comptech
supercharger, Comptech air intake box, and Comptech fuel pressure regulator. The stock air
intake box is replaced with the kit‘s cold air intake box, filter element, and associated tubing.
The stock fuel pressure regulator is replaced with the Comptech regulator, and an electronic
signal modifier for the manifold absolute pressure sensor is installed. Also, the Acura CL
Type—S & TL Type—$ models have a secondary throttle body for traction control that is
relocated to the piping between the filter box & the blower inlet. All other emission—related
components are in the stock location relative to the main throttle body. The supercharger
pulley specification is 3.0" for all covered vehicle models and all vehicle crank pulleys are
stock. Maximum boost is limited to 5 psi.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any Comptech Machine Performance Supercharger Kit
advertised, offered for sale, sold with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prior to or concurrent
with transfer to an ultimate purchaser.

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


                                                7.


Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the device, as exempted by the Air
Resources Board (ARB), that adversely affect the performance of a vehicle‘s pollution control
system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

Marketing of this device using any 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 ARB.

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.

This exemption is issued based on submitted emissions test data from an independent
laboratory which showed that the Performance Supercharger Kit did not adversely affect
exhaust emissions of the tested vehicle. The test results are shown below.

2002 3.0L Honda Accord, LEV Cert.
                                                 NMOG         CO         NOX       HCHO
Device (g/mi) with dfs applied                   0.051        1.6         0.1      0.002
Standard (g/mi)                                  0.075        3.4         0.2      0.015

Test results showed that the Performance Supercharger Kit when installed on the vehicle did
not cause tailpipe emissions to exceed the applicable emission standards during the Cold Start
CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure. This Executive Order is also based on On—Board Diagnostic
II (OBD I!!) testing conducted on the same test vehicle. Test data showed that the
supercharger kit when installed on the vehicle did not affect the vehicle‘s ability to perform its
OBD II monitoring.

However, the ARB finds that reasonable grounds exist to believe that use of Comptech
Machine‘s Performance Supercharger Kit may adversely affect emissions of motor vehicles
when operating under conditions outside the parameters of the previously prescribed test
procedures. Accordingly, the ARB reserves the right to conduct additional emission tests, in
the future, as such tests are developed, that will more adequately measure emissions from all
cycle phases. If such test results demonstrate that the Performance Supercharger Kit
adversely affects emissions during off—cycle conditions (defined as those conditions which are
beyond the parameters of the Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure), this Executive
Order shall be effectively rescinded as of the date the test results are validated. Further, if
such test results or other evidence provides the ARB with reason to suspect that the
Performance Supercharger Kit will affect durability of the emission control systems, Comptech
Machine shall be required to submit durability data to show that the durability of the vehicle
emission control system is not, in fact, affected and/or that the add—on modified part
demonstrates adequate durability.

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.



              COMPTECH MACHINE — PERFORMANCE SUPERCHARGER KIT — D—455—19


                                                —3—


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 COMPTECH MACHINE‘S
PERFORMANCE SUPERCHARGER KIT.

No claims 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 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 after hearing that grounds for
revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this 6fll day of December 2002.




                                       Allen Lyons, Chief
                                       Mobile Source Operations Division




              COMPTECH MACHINE — PERFORMANCE SUPERCHARGER KIT — D—455—19


                                       Exhibit A

                                    (E.0. D—455—19)


Model Year           Displacement    Applications     Kit Number    Pulley Size (in.)

1995—1997        |      2.7L           Accord          350—066            3.0
1998—1999               3.OL           Accord          350—060            3.0
2000—2002               3.O0L          Accord          350—063            3.0
1997—1999               3.O0L          CL              350—065            3.0
2000—2003               3.2L           CL Type—S       350—061            3.0
1996—1998               3.2L           TL              350—067            3.0
1999—2003               3.2L           TL Type—S       350—061            3.0




             COMPTECH MACHINE — PERFORMANCE SUPERCHARGER KIT — D—455—19



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:42:40
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:42:40

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