Once again AEM is raising engineering standards with an all new
series of innovative air intake systems. With a revolutionary ETI
module and fully integrated design, we have eliminated the need to
detune or stage an intake tube diameter as it crosses the MAF
sensor. The sensor is electronically adjusted to read proper air
density instead of using physical tube designs intended to "trick"
the MAF reading. The result is bigger horsepower and torque
gains.
Most modern fuel injected cars use a Mass Air flow (MAF) sensor
to determine the air flow rate into the engine and meter fuel
according to input from the sensor. The relation between the
voltage output of the sensor and mass air flow is adversely
affected by a shift to a larger diameter intake tube because the
airspeed is reduced. This causes the MAF sensor to "under report"
air flow causing a lean condition or triggering a Check Engine
Light. To accommodate MAF sensor reporting, many intake systems
reduce the diameter of the intake tube near the MAF sensor to stock
or near stock size because of the need to maintain the correct air
speed for the sensor to report the correct flow rate to the
ECU.
AEM's ETI Intake Systems use an alternative design approach that
allows the intake tube to maintain its diameter, resulting in more
air flow into the throttle body. The ETI Intake System allows AEM
to tune an engine for even more power by avoiding any tube
down-sizing that will reduce overall airflow and horsepower.
Instead, the ETI electronically communicates with the MAF sensor to
ensure an accurate amount of fuel is being delivered even though
the tube is larger in size than the stock system. This means the
vehicle maintains the calibration as intended by the factory while
enjoying the benefits of our custom designed aftermarket intake
system.
AEM
AEM was founded in 1987 by John Concialdi (J.C.) and Bob Sullivan
as a tuning performance shop catering to vintage automobiles and
the latest trend in street racing modified imports. Located in
Compton California, AEM was embedded in the tuner market from the
very beginning. It was a matter of being in the right place, at the
right time, with the right technical knowhow. Between J.C. and
Sullivan, AEM had two important advantages. Technical engine
knowledge and massive creativity fueled by an unbridled passion to
make things go faster. And when it came to understanding the air
flow through an engine, few had more experience than Concialdi, who
had managed the R&D department for Weber Carburetors for North
American aftermarket applications the previous 10 years. By 1993
when the shop relocated to Gardena California, AEM's reputation as
the modifier of choice had grown to the point that sometimes the
business ran 24 hours a day in order to have cars ready for the
next street race or sanctioned event. Cars and drivers sporting
AEM's bright yellow logo became famous in the street racing scene
for one consistent reason, they won races. AEM's first glimpse of
mainstream notoriety came when cars tuned by their shop won in
various classes at the "Battle of the Imports". This highly
contested shoot-out and others that followed landed AEM on the
cover of Turbo Magazine and Sport Compact Magazine. Many of the
most visible drivers in import street racing ran cars modified by
AEM, names like Adam Saruwatari, Tony Fuchs, Brian Kim and Darin
Ishitani, Archie Medrano, Russ Matuseavich, Abel Iberra, Miles
Bautista, E.T. Saffon and many others. Today that tradition is
carried on with Stephan Papadakis.AEM developed one of the first
Packaged Air Induction Systems and it came right out of their
experience in dyno testing, understanding intake energy dynamics
and racing at the Battle of the Imports. AEM's presence in the
tuner movement and its proximity to Nissan, TRD and Honda allowed
them a unique opportunity. By living side by side with racers and
working with OES engineers, AEM was able to understand both the
practical and theoretical side of engine performance. This
combination of street experience and technical savvy resulted in
the birth of the first Packaged Air Induction Kit. The kit was
offered for sale in 1994 as a Do-It-Yourself upgrade for the Honda
CRX and proved to be the beginning of a whole new tradition. People
could suddenly purchase affordable cars and modify them for
increased torque and horsepower. AEM has been a leader in the
development and sale of precision tuned induction systems ever
since that fateful day at the Battle of the Imports. Today, the
Company's induction systems number in the hundreds and AEM is still
the one to beat. Our innovations are inspired by a passion for
engineering excellence, being there and getting our hands dirty,
the only way to really understand technology enough to make it
better.
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