Best known for manufacturing and innovating top of the line products that revolutionize the automotive industry, AEM has been steadily building their now solid-as-rock reputation as the leader of the automotive parts manufacturers' pack. Developer of AEM air intake, AEM V2 Air Intake, and other automotive parts, the company has been engineering high class and original products and product designs that set the standards and continuously outperforms other companies in the industry. AEM takes pride in investing in in-depth research and detailed processes, and in going the extra mile to control every aspect of creating their merchandise.


Specializing in cold air intake, AEM is the company who pioneered the use of cold air intakes in sport compacts, and created the air bypass valve and V2 induction system. AEM is also responsible for innovating the first hybrid intake systems for cars that has engine swaps, as well as the first ever programmable, stand-alone engine management system which makes use of factory wiring harnesses. And it was AEM who introduced the world to gauges with built-in wideband UEGO controllers and gauge readout in one.


The first air intakes were offered to the market during the late 1980s, and they consisted of intake tubes made of rotationally-molded plastic and cylindrical cotton gauze air filter. A variety of air intake manufacturers started to pop out here and there at the tail of the 1990s. Since then, air intakes underwent lot of improvements, upgrades, and innovations and by now, different intake companies offer them in metal tube designs, which allow a greater measure of customization.


There are a range of different cold air intakes available today, and yet a single principle binds them all. Each of them has the same goal: to boost the amount of oxygen available for combustion with fuel. With the revolution of the air intake industry, there are several strategies used in designing the most effective cold air intakes. They increase the diameter of the air intake, hence boosting airflow; smoothing intake's interior to stomp out air resistance; giving a more direct route to the air in take; and the use of a more effective air filter.


Air intakes are no longer manufactured using plastic alone: they are now constructed using materials such as metal, silicone, and other composite materials like fiberglass, carbon fiber and Kevlar. But the materials do not make a significant impact to the air intake's performance since the air remains inside the intake tubing for a very short amount of time.


Stagnancy is not an option, and AEM extends their strides to produce merchandise that beats even their own. For instance, the AEM V2 Intake proves to be the most effective intake system in the market, even compared to other AEM air intakes. The company has been tested over and over by different automotive publications and websites like Motor Trend, Car and Driver, Turbo, Race Pages, Temple of VTEC, etc., and AEM comes out on top as their products outperform every competition. A likely reason why there's an AEM under the hoods of the best racing teams and experts, isn't it?