I'll admit I don't know what I'm talking about, but the AIM is only a listener on the CAN.. I have it set to be "invisible". does it still need/have an address?
Since I have the radio, TPMS, and several other things removed from the bus, I would think there's fewer nodes on it and shouldn't pull it down. BUT depending on how it's connected, all of my crap could be causing issues. (how many busses are actually in this car? how many nodes can be supported on a single bus? Is the current setup exceeding that limit?) lotsa questions, not sure if there's a right answer that doesn't start with "well it depends".. haha.
the AIM is connected to the wiring just behind the factory OBDII plug via t-taps (same location as previous owner), 86Nanny plugged into the OBDII port, and the ECUTEK dongle is plugged into the end of the 86Nanny cable.
pardon MS-paint level artistry...
Haven't had an issues with the 86Nanny in all of this, but that doesn't mean that the combination isn't overloading the circuit... with the ECUTEK at the end, maybe there's just enough noise and loss that it's not communicating while the others do.