Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 18, 2013.
As of Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModificationRemarks
051013Gasoline-powered vehicles with 1.0 to 8.5 liter engines.No emission control system modifications are permitted.The device needs a minimum ground clearance of 6 inches.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-718
  • Executive Order 718 / D718
  • ARB # D-718
  • Executive Order No: D-718
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-718
  • Resolution D-718
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Download: Executive Order D-718 PDF

D-718 Document:

CARB_D-718

State of California AIR RESOURCES BOARD EXECUTIVE ORDER D—718 Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156 | of the California Vehicle Code Sonic Exhaust, lnc.. SonicExhaust Muffler Tip . 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 39515and Section 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003; IT IS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the SonicExhaust Muffler Tip, marketed and produced by Sonic Exhaust, Inc. of 1522 Puddingstone Drive, La Verne, California 91750, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle pollution control systems and, therefore, the SonicExhaustMuffler Tip model # 051 013 is exempt from the prohibitions of Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for gasoline—powered vehicles with 1.0 to 8.5 liter engines. The device needs a minimum ground clearance of 6 inches. The SonicExhaust Muffler Tip includes an inner cone, which is welded to the tallplpe,‘ and—an—outer—cone;—which— sllpsoverthe inner cone—andbolted—tothe frame of the vehicle. . This Executive Order is valid provided that the installation instructions for the _ SonicExhaust Muffler Tip will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specmcatxons different fromthose of the vehicle manufacturer Changes made to the design or operating conditions of the SonicExhaust Muffler Tip, as exempt by the Air.Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the vehlcles pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order. Marketing: of the SonicExhaust Mutffler Tip using any identification other than that shown is this Executive Order or marketing of the SonicExhaust Muffler Tip for an application other than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prlor approval is obtamed from the AII’ Resources Board. This Executive Order does not constitute an opinion as to the effect the use of the SonicExhaust Muffler Tip unit may have on any warrantyeither expressed or implied by . the vehicle manufacturer

. This Executive Order is granted based on an engineering evaluation which determined that this device has no effect on emissions. Vehicular exhaust noise level testing was performed to ensure that the device does not violate the "Whistle—Tip Prohibition" found in Vehicle Code Section 27150.3. Additional testing was performed to demonstrate that the device would not interfere with the performance of a Smog . CheCk Inspection. . If evidence provides the Air Resources Board with reason to suspect that the— SonicExhaust Muffler Tip will affect the durability of emission control systems, Sonic Exhaust, Inc. shall be required to submit durability data to show that the durability of vehicle emission control systems are not, in fact, affected and/or that the add—on or modified part demonstrates adequate durability. The Air Resources Board reserves the right in thefuture 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 Tltle 13, Callfornla Code of ‘ Regulatlons 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 SONICEXHAUST MUFFLER TIP. 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 adver’usmg or other oral orwrltten communication.. e Violation ofany 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 determlnatlon is made after the hearing that grounds for revocationexist. Executed at El Monte, California, this Z(QE "~~. day of September 2013. gErik White, Chief bile Source Operations D|v13|on SONICEXHAUST, INC. — SONICEXHAUST MUFFLER TIP — D—718


Document Created: 2013-09-19 15:12:11
Document Modified: 2013-09-19 15:12:11

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