PROMs and Copyrights...

[David Cooley]

CARB never gives approval...
They issue Exemption Orders that state that the product in question does not
create emissions that exceed the particular model years limits.
CARB has gone after and sued several companies that claimed CARB issued
Approval or certification that a particular product performed as advertised
(in regards to HP & Torque...).

-----Original Message-----
From: Orin Eman <orin at wolfenet.com>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 11:05 PM
Subject: Re: PROMs and Copyrights...


>
>> Mike wrote:
>> The bigger question on copying and modifying the OEM code is who out
>> here does emissions testing on the final results?  The OEM's spend huge
>> $$$ on testing and I suspect are on the hook for any changes that effect
>> emissions.  Do any aftermarket tuners who make PROM changes recertify
>> the cars or even test for emissions?
>
>Well, Intended Acceleration has CARB approval for some of their
>'modifications'.  What this actually involves is a different matter...
>
>Orin.
>