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Performance comparison chart of an 8 Litre Bentley and a 40/50 R.R.M. engine, showing valve timing and B.M.E.P.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\5\  scan0139
Date  24th June 1932 guessed
  
RMP57
COMPARISION OF 8 LITRE BENTLEY AND 40/50 R.R.M.
5-1 C/R OPEN EXHAUST.
M.E.P.'S

DIAGRAM 1 (LEFT):
BENTLEY
INLET 019
EX .004
Angles: 10, 12, 50, 45
INLET 235
EXHAUST 242

DIAGRAM 2 (MIDDLE):
114° W.W. SHAFT
28-7.5
O20 CLCE
Angles: 52, 43
INLET 230
EXHAUST 236

DIAGRAM 3 (RIGHT):
R ENGINE CAMS
110° SHAFT
17 18-G
O20 CLCE
Angles: 56, 53
INLET 256.5
EXHAUST 254

GRAPH:
Y-Axis: B.M.E.P.'S (60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110)
X-Axis: R.P.M. (500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3500)
Graph Data:
40/50 VALVE AREA/LITRE 2.1
8 LITRE BENTLEY AREA/LITRE 2.0
INDUCTION SYSTEM 2 SU CARBURETTERS
  
  
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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