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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on May 12, 2014.
As of Friday, November 22nd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

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This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-660-2
  • Executive Order 660-2 / D660-2
  • ARB # D-660-2
  • Executive Order No: D-660-2
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-660-2
  • Resolution D-660-2
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D-660-2 Document:


CARB_D-660-2

                                     State of California      .
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                               EXECUTIVE ORDER D—660—2

                       Rel‘ating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                   of the Ca[ifornia Vehicle Code

                                       Cobb Tuning
                                   3—Inch Intake System

Pursuant to the authority vestedin the Alr Resources Board (ARB) by Vehicle Code (VC)
Section 27156; and

Pursuant to the authorlty vestedin the undersigned by Section 39515 and Sectlon 39516
of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—14—012;:

IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the 3—Inch Intake System,
manufactured and marketed by Cobb Tuning, 3362 West 1820 South, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84104, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
pollution control systems and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of VC Section
27156 for 2013 and 2014 model year Ford Focus ST equipped with a turbocharged 2.0L
engine.

Cobb‘s 3—Inch Intake Sysfem includes the following main components Open element air
filter in stock air box and a new metal air intake tube from the MAP sensor to the turbo
inlet. This kit does not include a new electronlc control unit calibration.

This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the 3—Inch
Intake System 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 3—Inch Intake System, as
exempt by ARB, which adversely affect the performance of the vehicle‘s pollution control
system shall lnvalldate this Executive Order.    '                                     .

This Executive Order shall not apply to any 3—Inch Intake System advertised, offered for
sale, sold with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prlorto or concurrent wnth transfer to
an ultlmate purchaser. _

Marketing of the 3—Inch Intake System using any identification other than that shown in
this Executive Order or marketing of the 3—Inch Intake System for an appllcatlon other
than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is
obtained from ARB. ‘

This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect use of the
3—Inch Intake System may have on any Warrantyeither expressed or implied by the
vehicle manufacturer.


                                             3.


This Executive Order is granted based on submitted emission test data generated on a
2013 model year Ford Focus modified with the 3—Inch Intake System. Test results
showed that emission levels, with the 3—Inch Intake System installed, met the applicable
emission standards when tested using the Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure
(FTP) test cycle and the Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) USO6 test cycle.
Examination of the OBD II system showed the 3—Inch Intake System did not affect OBD 11
system operation. Shown below (in grams per mile) are results from emissions testing
conducted by the Auto Club Emissions Laboratory, located in Diamond Bar, California.

                                   CVS—75 FTP                          SFTP USO6
                           NMOG     CO NOx         HCHO           NMHC+NOx       CO
    Standards*, 50K        0.040     1.7 0.05      0.008            0.14         8.0
    Device Test 1          0.010    0.7 0.01       0.000            0.05         0.7
    Device Test 2          0.010    0.7 0.02       0.000
    Average                0.010    0.7 0.02       0.000
    Average w/df           0.017     0.9   0.02    0.001

* Low Emission Vehicle !I Ultra—Low Emissions Vehicle FTP emissions standards.

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 THE 3—INCH INTAKE
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 is made
after the hearing that grounds for revocation exist.

Executed at El Monte, California, this     /93/&       day of May 2014. —



             es    nétte Hebert, Chief
                Emissions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division



                 COBB TUNING — 3—INCH INTAKE SYSTEM — D—860—2



Document Created: 2014-05-15 11:13:46
Document Modified: 2014-05-15 11:13:46

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