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AEM Performance Electronics

AEM Performance Electronics (Advanced Engine Management Inc. assets; a Holley brand since 2021)
Founded 1987Hawthorne, California, USA (main building 2003-2008 per AEM history; current site not confirmed)Founders: John 'JC' Concialdi and Bob Sullivan

AEM (Advanced Engine Management) started as a Southern California tuning and fabrication shop in 1987 and became a maker of programmable ECUs, wideband/gauge electronics, CAN modules and EV-conversion controls. It is best known in the import/sport-compact scene for its EMS and Infinity ECUs, and has been part of Holley since 2021.

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History

  1. 1987Opened as a tuning/fabrication shop in Compton, CA, on 1 Oct 1987 by JC Concialdi and Bob Sullivan
  2. 1989Sullivan sold his half; Concialdi became sole proprietor
  3. 1997Peter and Greg Neuwirth acquired a majority stake; AEM 'reborn' in October 1997
  4. 2000Began developing its own programmable EMS, focused on plug-and-play units
  5. 2009Sold induction and exhaust business to focus on electronics
  6. 2010Development of the Infinity ECU began as Series1/Series2 EMS matured
  7. 2014InfinityTuner v95 software update released (Apr 2014)
  8. 2017CD Carbon digital dashes launched; InfinityTuner v96.3 (May 2017)
  9. 2021Holley acquired substantially all assets of AEM (15 Apr 2021)

Contact

Address
Not published
Phone
1-800-423-0046; 1-310-484-2322
Email
Not published
Website
www.aemelectronics.com
Contact
Contact page ↗

Tuning software

Current
AEM InfinityTuner (latest version not confirmed; v96.5 is the newest found in trade press)
Cost
Not confirmed on an official page
Download
Not published
Old versions
No public archive found

Software history

  1. 2014InfinityTuner v95 · Software update for Infinity programmable ECUs
  2. 2017InfinityTuner v96.3 · For Infinity Series 3 and Series 5 ECUs

Links go to the maker's own download pages. Installers are not hosted here.

AEM ECUs

0 current, 5 discontinued · 13 model-specific plug-in fitments. Cheapest first.

Pixel illustration of the AEM Infinity-506 (30-7106)
AEM
MidWire or plugDiscontinued

Infinity-506 (30-7106)

On requestDiscontinued; last dealer listing ~$1,690 incl. K20 PnP harness
6INJ
6IGN
1DBW
1λ WB
6MAX CYL
2KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the AEM Infinity-508 (30-7108/30-7112)
AEM
MidWire or plugDiscontinued

Infinity-508 (30-7108/30-7112)

On requestDiscontinued; last dealer listing ~$1,599 (Evo PnP)
8INJ
8IGN
1DBW
1λ WB
8MAX CYL
2KNOCK
1CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the AEM Infinity-708 (30-7101)
AEM
ProWire-inDiscontinued

Infinity-708 (30-7101)

On requestDiscontinued (Holley discontinued-product page)
8INJ
8IGN
2DBW
2λ WB
8MAX CYL
2KNOCK
2CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the AEM Infinity-710 (30-7100)
AEM
ProWire-inDiscontinued

Infinity-710 (30-7100)

On requestNot sold at Summit (404); presumed discontinued with the rest of the Infinity line
10INJ
10IGN
2DBW
2λ WB
10MAX CYL
2KNOCK
2CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet
Pixel illustration of the AEM Infinity-712 (30-7111)
AEM
ProWire-inDiscontinued

Infinity-712 (30-7111)

On requestNot sold at Summit (404); presumed discontinued with the rest of the Infinity line
12INJ
10IGN
2DBW
2λ WB
12MAX CYL
2KNOCK
2CAN
✓LOG
FlexTractionLaunchBoostGearboxEthernet

Cars with an AEM plug-in

10 model families. Pick yours to compare every brand's plug-in for it.

Acura Integra / RSXHonda CivicHonda Del SolHonda K-series (RSX, Civic Si and others)Honda PreludeHonda S2000Mitsubishi Lancer EvolutionNissan Silvia / 180SX / 200SX / 240SXNissan Skyline GT-R (R32–R34)Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
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