Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on February 26, 2007.
As of Saturday, October 12th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Models
2000 through 2004 model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles equipped with a 2.7L engine and 2005 and 2006 model year Hyundai Tiburon and Kia Optima vehicles with a 2.7L engine.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-551-2
  • Executive Order 551-2 / D551-2
  • ARB # D-551-2
  • Executive Order No: D-551-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-551-2
  • Resolution D-551-2
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Download: Executive Order D-551-2 PDF

D-551-2 Document:


CARB_D-551-2

                                        State of California
                                    AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                  EXECUTIVE ORDER D-551-2
                           Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                        of the Vehicle Code

                                  S.A. Alpine Developments, Inc.
                                         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-02-003;

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Supercharger Kit, marketed and
manufactured by S.A. Alpine Developments, Inc., 322 Norfolk Street, Unit F, Norfolk Park Center,
Aurora, Colorado 80011 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 2000 through 2004 model year Hyundai and Kia vehicles equipped with a 2.7L
engine and 2005 and 2006 model year Hyundai Tiburon and Kia Optima vehicles with a 2.7L
engine.

Tlie Supercharger Kit includes a new intake manifold assembly that contains an Eaton
supercharger and intercooler. The supercharger pulley diameter is 86.5 mm. The throttle body
is relocated to the new intake manifold using a supplied adaptor. A new air intake tube ,that
connects the stock air cleaner housing to the throttle body is also supplied. Maximum boost
pressure is 3.7 psi. No fuel, vapor, or emission related hoses are changed during the installation.

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the Supercharger Kit
will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from those of S.A. Alpine
Developments, Inc.

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

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the Supercharger Kit, 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 Supercharger Kit using any identification other than that shown in this
Executive Order or marketing of the Supercharger Kit 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 Supercharger Kit shall not be construed as exemption to
sell, offer for sale, or advertise any con-~ponentof the kit as an individual device.

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
Supercharger Kit may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by S.A. Alpine
Developments, Inc.


This Executive Order is granted based on previously submitted emission test data, for S.A.
Alpine Developments, Inc. (D-551-I), on a 2003 model year Hyundai Tiburon certified to the
Low Emission Vehicle I Low Emission Vehicle (LEV I LEV) emission standards. The emission
test results in the modified configuration were below the applicable certification standards.
Examination of the OBD II system showed no affect on the vehicle's OBD II system operation.
Tlie same irr~pacton emissions and OBD II system is expected on the requested vehicles.

In addition to the foregoing, the Air Resources Board 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 CER-I-IFICA-TION,ACCREDITA1-ION,
APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE AIR RESOURCES
BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING AN-TI-POLLU-TION BENEFITS
OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF S.A. ALPINE DEVELOPMENTS, INC.' SUPERCHARGER
KIT.

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    2A        day of February 2007.




                            Annette Hebert, Chief
                            Mobile Source Operations Division




           S.A. ALPINE DEVELOPMENTS, INC.-SUPERCHARGER KIT-D-551-2



Document Created: 2007-05-09 14:33:32
Document Modified: 2007-05-09 14:33:32

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