Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on February 16, 1999.
As of Sunday, December 22nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1987 through 1995 General Motors trucks or truck engines equipped with a throttle body injection (TBI) system and a V6 or V8 engineThe Cold Air Induction System is comprised of two main parts: Cold air box and an open element air cleaner. The cold air box is installed between the firewall and the front of the air cleaner inside the vehicles engine compartment. The open element air cleaner sits inside the cold air box and is comprised of a reusable element placed between a metal top and bottom. No engine sensors are moved or modified with the addition of the Cold Air Induction System.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-477
  • Executive Order 477 / D477
  • ARB # D-477
  • Executive Order No: D-477
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-477
  • Resolution D-477
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Download: Executive Order D-477 PDF

D-477 Document:

CARB_D-477

(Page 1 of 2) State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—477 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code ALCONE ENGINEERING, INC. COLD AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 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 Cold Air Induction System, manufactured and marketed by Alcone Engineering, Inc., 1423 Los Tomases Drive, NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102 has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control system and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for 1987 through 1995 General Motors trucks or truck engines equipped with a throttle body injection (TBI) system and a V6 or V8 engine. The Cold Air Induction System is comprised of two main parts: Cold air box and an open element air cleaner. The cold air box is installed between the firewall and the front of the air cleaner inside the vehicles engine compartment. The open element air cleaner sits inside the cold air box and is comprised of a reusable element placed between a metal top and bottom. No engine sensors are moved or modified with the addition of the Cold Air Induction System. This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the Cold Air Induction System will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of the vehicle manufacturer. This Executive Order shall not apply to any Alcone Engineering, Inc. Cold Air Induction System advertised, offered for sale, or 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 Cold Air Induction System, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order. Marketing of the Cold Air Induction System using any identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the Cold Air Induction System 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 Cold Air Induction System shall not be construed as exemption to sell, offer for sale, or advertise any component of the kit as an individual device.

C—*2 e C Tas/ ALCONE ENGINEERING, INC. Executive Order D—477 Cold Air Induction System (Page 2 of 2) This Executive Order is granted based on an engineering evaluation on the impact of the Cold Air Induction System. 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 ALCONE ENGINEERING, INC.‘S COLD AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM. 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 after hearing that grounds for revocation exist. #h Executed at El Monte, California, this /é day of February 1999. R. B. Summerfield, Chief Mobile Source Operations Division


Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:44:54
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:44:54

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