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Graph showing the effect of increased valve lift on a standard cylinder head at different RPMs.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 92\2\  scan0144
Date  9th August 1931 guessed
  
RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} P22
EFFECT OF INCREASED VALVE LIFT ON 4.78 C/R
STD. CYLINDER HEAD 1.9" DIA. VALVE THROAT
114° CAMSHAFT TO E62448
OPEN EXHAUST
VALVE LIFT .525
VALVE LIFT .470
CLAUDEL
TWIN CARBS
1.4" CHOKES
VALVE TIMING DIAGRAM: EX, IN, 3, 12, 58, 54
LEFT Y-AXIS (B.H.P.): 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170
BOTTOM X-AXIS (R.P.M.): 500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3500
RIGHT Y-AXIS (B.M.E.P. LBS/SQ. IN): 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110
RIGHT Y-AXIS (INDUCTION DEPN. INS HG): 2.80, 3.90
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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