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Hoonipig - A High Level Overview

Aug 23, 2022

The goal behind this short blog post is to give a broad overview of the Hoonipig aero development. Verus engineering was one part of this multiple company project, primarily dealing with creating the ...

Porsche 987 Ventus Aero Packages

Sep 26, 2019

In last week's blog, I dove into our Ventus 2 Aero Package for the Porsche Cayman 981 GT4. This week I wanted to go over the differences between our Ventus Aero Packages for the Porsche Cayman 987. Al...

CFD Tools

Apr 18, 2019

There is a wide range of CFD software available for use these days. We personally invest a lot of time and money, as a company, in the best engineering tools available for the development of products....

Verus Wind Tunnel Results

Jan 23, 2019

Verus Wind Tunnel Results A few weeks ago, Verus went to the wind tunnel with the goal of validating our CFD analysis. We tested at Auto Research Center Indianapolis (ARC Indy) using their wind tunnel...

Is a Flat Underbody Necessary for a Rear Diffuser to Function?

Jan 11, 2019

In today’s blog, we dive into a common incorrect perception that a flat underbody is necessary and vital for a rear diffuser to function. We have stated from the beginning that this is not necessary; ...

Verus Heads to the Wind Tunnel

Dec 20, 2018

Verus Engineering is heading to the wind tunnel to test and validate some of our wings! This is quite exciting for us and we wanted to take a quick moment to discuss what we plan on testing and the ma...

CFD Post Processing

Nov 30, 2018

We use various post processers here at Verus; including CFDPost from ANSYS and open source, one called Paraview. In this blog, we will be using Paraview to look over some of the common images we at Ve...

Location Matters, Why Guess?

Sep 25, 2017

When developing aerodynamic components, placement matters. We will prove this point by placing a wing at various heights from the ground and observing the data. Would you be able to guess the height o...

Subaru BRZ Perrin Gurney Flap Analysis

Oct 17, 2016

This blog post describes the performance gain of the Perrin Performance BRZ gurney flap on the 2013-2016 Subaru BRZ. Executive Summary: Decreased lift Slightly increased drag Improved aerodynamic effi...

WRX/STI Gurney Flap by Perrin Performance

Aug 11, 2016

Executive Summary The Perrin Performance gurney flap decreased rear-end lift an evident amount. Overall drag on the WRX increased a minimal amount. Overall aerodynamic efficiency improved with the use...

Diffuser Trailing Edge Analysis - Ahmed Model Testing

Jun 3, 2016

Purpose: Our diffuser's rear up-turned lip is a bit unconventional and has some skepticism associated with it. The main goal of this analysis is to see how adding a diffuser and then a radius at the e...

Front Splitter Endplate CFD Analysis

Feb 13, 2016

Purpose: This document contains diagrams, information, and notes regarding the CFD analysis of the front splitter endplates for the FR-S and BRZ. Design: The front splitter endplates were designed to ...

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