Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 25, 2000.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
1999 to 2001 GM V8 trucks, 1994 to 1997 Ford 4.6L passenger cars, 1996 to 2001 4.6L Mustang, and 1997 to 2001 4.6/5.4L trucks. Vehicles certified to Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) or lower emission standards are excluded.The General Motors 4.8, 5.3, 6.0L Supercharger Kits includes the following main components: Eaton supercharger, intake manifold plenum, new fuel injectors (GM part number 17124531), new ECM calibration, and a throttle body adapter. The throttle body is moved to the supercharger inlet. The EGR valve is relocated onto the inlet duct between the throttle body and the supercharger inorder to preserve stock EGR function. All other emission-related components are in the stock location relative to the throttle body. The following are the supercharger pulley specifications: The 4.8L engine uses a 3.4" diameter pulley, the 5.3L engine uses a 3.3" diameter pulley, and the 6.0L engine uses a 3.2" diameter pulley. Maximum boost is limited to 5 psi. The General Motors 5.7L Supercharger Kits includes the following main components: Eaton supercharger with a 3.0" pulley, intake manifold plenum, throttle body adapter and FCC1 frequency calibrator. The throttle body is moved to the supercharger inlet. All other emission-related components are in the stock location. Maximum boost is limited to 6 psi. The Ford Supercharger Kits includes the following main components: Eaton supercharger, intake manifold plenum, intake manifold runners, intercooler, throttle body adapter, electric water pump, high flow fuel pump, and fuel pressure regulator. The EGR valve is relocated between the throttle body and the supercharger intake. All other emission-related components are in the stock location. The following are the supercharger pulley specifications: 4.6L engine uses a 2.94" diameter pulley, and the 5.4L engine uses a 2.4" diameter pulley. Maximum boost is limited to 6 psi.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-488-3
  • Executive Order 488-3 / D488-3
  • ARB # D-488-3
  • Executive Order No: D-488-3
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-488-3
  • Resolution D-488-3
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Download: Executive Order D-488-3 PDF

D-488-3 Document:


CARB_D-488-3

                                                               (Page 1 of 4)


                                    State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD


                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—488—3
                       Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                    of the Vehicle Code


                          MAGNA CHARGER CORPORATION
                              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 Section 39516 of
.the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—45—9;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Supercharger Kits
manufactured and marketed by Magna Charger Corporation of 3172 Bunsen Avenue, Unit D,
Ventura, California 93003 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 following vehicle applications, excluding any
vehicle certified to Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) or lower emission standards:

General Motors         Model—Year           Displacement         Appliéations

                       1999—2001            4.8, 5.3, 6.0L          Trucks
                       1999—2001                 5.7L               Trucks

Ford                   1994/1995                4.6L                Full Size
                                                                    Passenger Cars
                       1994—1997                4.6L                Thunderbird &
                                        .                           Cougar
                       1996—2001                4.6L                Mustang
                       1997—2001               4.6/5.4L             Trucks

The General Motors 4.8, 5.3, 6.0L Supercharger Kits includes the following main components:
Eaton supercharger, intake manifold plenum, new fuel injectors (GM part number 17124531),
new ECM calibration, and a throttle body adapter. The throttle body is moved to the
 supercharger inlet. The EGR valve is relocated onto the inlet duct between the throttle body
 and the supercharger inorder to preserve stock EGR function. All other emission—related
 components are in the stock location relative to the throttle body. The following are the
 supercharger pulley specifications: The 4.8L engine uses a 3.4" diameter pulley, the 5.3L
 engine uses a 3.3" diameter pulley, and the 6.0L engine uses a 3.2" diameter pulley.
 Maximum boost is limited to 5 psi.


MAGNA CHARGER CORPORATION                  _                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—488—3
SUPERCHARGER KWITS                                          (Page 2 of 4)



The General Motors 5.7L Supercharger Kits includes the following main components: Eaton
supercharger with a 3.0" pulley, intake manifold plenum, throttle body adapter and FCC1
frequency calibrator. The throttle body is moved to the supercharger inlet. All other emission—
related components are in the stock location. Maximum boost is limited to 6 psi.

The Ford Supercharger Kits includes the following main components: Eaton supercharger,
intake manifold plenum, intake manifold runners, intercooler, throttle body adapter, electric
water pump, high flow fuel pump, and fuel pressure regulator. The EGR valve is relocated
between the throttle body and the supercharger intake. All other emission—related components
are in the stock location. The following are the supercharger pulley specifications: 4.6L
engine uses a 2.94" diameter pulley, and the 5.4L engine uses a 2.4" diameter pulley.
Maximum boost is limited to 6 psi.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any Magna Charger Supercharger Kits 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 supercharger 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 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
 shail 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 supercharger kit did not adversely affect exhaust emissions
 of the tested vehicle. The test results are shown below.

 Independent Laboratory Test Results


 1999 5.3L GMC 1500 Truck, LEV Cert,
                                                   NMOG         CO         NOX      HCHO
 Device (g/mi) with dfs applied                    0.077        1.7        0.2       0.001
 Standard (g/mi)                                   0.1860       4.4        0.4       0.018


MAGNA CHARGER CORPORATION                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D—488—3
SUPERCHARGER Kits                                          (Page 3 of 4)


1999 5.7L GMC Yukon 1500, LEV Cart.
                                                   NMOG         CO          NOX      HCHO
Device (g/mi) with df‘s applied                    0.100        2.1         0.2       0.001
Standard (g/mi)                                    0.160        44          0.4       0.018

1998 5.4L Ford Expedition, LEV Cert.                                                        *
                                                   NMOG         CO          NOX      HCHO
Device (g/mi) with df‘s applied                    0.113        3.2          0.1      0.001
Standard (g/mi)                                    0.195        5.0          0.6     0.022

Test results showed that the supercharger kit when installed on the vehicles 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 the On—Board Diagnostic II
(OBD I1) testing conducted on the same test vehicles. Test data showed that the supercharger
. kit when installed on the vehicle did not affect the vehicle‘s ability to perform its OBD 11
  monitoring.

However, the ARB finds that reasonable grounds exist to believe that use of the Magna
Charger Corporation‘s Supercharger Kits 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 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 supercharger kit will affect
durability of the emission control systems, Magna Charger Corporation 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.

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 MAGNA CHARGER
CORPORATION‘S GENERAL MOTORS 5.3L 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.


       MAGNA CHARGER CORPORATION                                 EXECUTIVE ORDER D—488—3
       SUPERCHARGER KIits                                        (Page 4 of 4)
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       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.

       'Executive Orders D—488, dated October 1999, D—488—1, dated February 1999, and D—488—2,
       dated May 2000 are superseded and of no further force and effect.

       Executed at El Monte, California, this    flé’ day of September 2000




                                                R. B. Summerfield, Chief
                                                Mobile Source Operations Division



Document Created: 2005-09-01 12:42:31
Document Modified: 2005-09-01 12:42:31

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