Camaro CFD Analysis

As a part of Purdue's VIP (Vertically Integrated Projects) program, my team and I were tasked with creating a conceptual aero package for a car to use at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. My team chose a first gen Camaro as the base, and chose to follow the Open rulebook. 

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I'm the team leader for this project, and we just completed our first simulation of the unmodified Camaro in STAR CCM+ as a baseline. Here are some numbers:

Iterations: 4000

Coefficient of Drag: 0.33141

Coefficient of Lift: 0.2040278

Efficiency: 0.6156

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We are currently making modifications in SolidWorks such as an air dam, side skirts, a rear wing, and other minor tweaks to improve the performance of the car.