Private company

Advanced FLOW engineering

Logo: afepower.com3

Manufacturing company in California, US

Advanced FLOW engineering (aFe) is a manufacturer company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Corona, California, United States, in two facilities: the 77,000 sq ft (7,200 m2) headquarters and manufacturing facilities; and the 87,000 sq ft (8,100 m2) warehouse and R&D facility, which was added in 2012.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Advanced FLOW engineering (aFe) is a manufacturer company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Corona, California, United States, in two facilities: the 77,000 sq ft (7,200 m2) headquarters and manufacturing facilities; and the 87,000 sq ft (8,100 m2) warehouse and R&D facility, which was added in 2012.2

The story

The aFe product line includes over 2,300 applications, all of which are manufactured in Corona, California. The aFe Power product line-up includes air filters, air intake and exhaust systems for most late-model cars and trucks.

The Blade Runner inlet manifold was released in 2007. In the fall of 2007, aFe added diesel fluid filters for diesel applications. In 2008, aFe introduced the Aries 1 and Aries 2 filters and intakes for popular powersport applications. In 2009, the company released the Bladerunner intercooler for sport compacts.

In 2011, the company released a new turbocharger and Scorcher Programmer product lines.

aFe produces three versions of air filter media, including their original Pro 5R, Pro Guard 7 and Pro Dry S. The Pro 5R media is a five-layer cotton gauze media. The patented Pro-Guard 7 combined the Pro 5R media with the addition of two layers of synthetic media. Both of these media require filter-recharging oil. The Pro Dry S media is a three-layer synthetic media and requires no filter oil.

aFe specializes in the diesel truck performance aftermarket with a line-up of products for these applications. aFe's Pro Guard D2 filter program includes oil, fuel and transmission filters.

From Wikipedia’s article on Advanced FLOW engineering, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.9M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $1.9M in all. PPP loans $1.9M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.9M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$1.9M$1.9M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 12, 2020$1.9M PPP loan (first draw) from Pacific Premier Bank5To ADVANCED FLOW ENGINEERING, INC., Corona CA; $1.9M forgiven Jul 2, 2021