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Valid E.O.

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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 10, 2006.
As of Monday, October 21st, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsModification
2005 and 2006 model year Ford Mustangs equipped with a 4.6L engineThe Ford Performance/Ultimate Normally Aspirated Package includes shorty exhaust headers manufactured out of 16 gage stainless steel, 4:10 gear set, open element air filter, charge motion delete plate (optional), and a ECU programmer with no user adjustments.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-536-3
  • Executive Order 536-3 / D536-3
  • ARB # D-536-3
  • Executive Order No: D-536-3
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-536-3
  • Resolution D-536-3
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Download: Executive Order D-536-3 PDF

D-536-3 Document:


CARB_D-536-3

                                   State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—536—3

                      Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                 of the California Vehicle Code

                                  Steeda Autosports
                 Ford Performance/Ultimate Normally Aspirated Package

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;

T IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Ford
Performance/Uitimate Normally Aspirated Package, manufactured and marketed by the
Steeda Autosports, 1351 NW Steeda Way, Pompano Beach, Florida 33069, has been
found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control systems
and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for
2005 and 2006 model year Ford Mustangs equipped with a 4.6L engine.

The Ford Performance/Uitimate Normally Aspirated Package includes shorty exhaust
headers manufactured out of 16 gage stainless steel, 4:10 gear set, open element air
filter, charge motion delete plate (optional), and a ECU programmer with no user
adjustments.

This Executive Orderis valid provided that the installation instructions for the Ford
Performance/Ultimate Normally Aspirated Package will not recommend tuning the
vehicle to specifications different from those submitted by the device manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Ford Performance/Ulitimate
Mormally Aspirated Package, as exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely
affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this
Executive Order.




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This Executive Order shall not apply to any Ford Performance/Ultimate Normally
Aspirated Package 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 the Ford Performance/Uitimate Normally Aspirated Package using any
identification other than that shown in this Executive Order or marketing of the Ford
Performance/Ulitimate Normally Aspirated Package for an application other than those
listed 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 the Ford
Performance/Uitimate Normally Aspirated Package may have on any warranty either
expressed or implied by the vehicle manufacturer.


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This Executive Order is granted based on submitted emissions test data generated on a
2005 model year Ford Mustang 4.6L (test group 5FMXVO4.6VEM), certified to the Low
Emission Vehicle II Low Emission Vehicle (LEV II LEV) emission standards with the Ford
Performance/UlItimate Normally Aspirated Package with charge motion delete plate
installed. Testing consisted of a Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and
the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP USO6) test cycle. Results are in grams
per mile with deterioration factors added to CVS—75 FTP results. Emission levels of the
modified vehicle met the applicable emission standards.

                          CVS—75                                USO6
                  NMOG CO      NOx       HCHO             NMHC+NOx          CO
Standards 50k      0.075 3.4   0.05      0.015              0.14            8.0
Device            0.057 2.0    0.03      0.001              0.02            2.0

This Executive Orderis also based on an On—Board Diagnostic II (OBD II) test conducted
on the same test vehicle. Test data showed that the Ford Performance/Ultimate
Normally Aspirated Package when installed on the vehicle did not affect the ability to
perform OBD II monitoring.

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 THE FORD
PERFORMANCE/ULTIMATE NORMALLY ASPIRATED PACKAGE.

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.

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Executed at El Monte, California, this    __/G ~—~__   day of March 2006.




                                     Allen Lyons, Chief
                                     Mobile Source Operations Division




        STEEDA AUTOSPORTS — FORD PERFORMANCE PACKAGE — D—536—3



Document Created: 2006-03-17 09:03:08
Document Modified: 2006-03-17 09:03:08

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