The performance of a 1 5/8 S.U. carburetter on a 20/25 HP engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 31\5\ Scan114 | |
| Date | 5th October 1933 | |
| [handwritten] x1481. To Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} from Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} c. C. By. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} c. E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} PH. c. Da. {Bernard Day - Chassis Design} By {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} /MN. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 7/KT.5.10.33. [handwritten] x5080 1 5/8 S.U. CARBURETTER TO H8,1157. This carburetter gives 13 B.H.P. more on the standard 20/25 HP. engine than the existing carburetter. It also gives better slow running and is free from banging in the silencer. The starting, arranged as shewn in this report, appears to be satisfactory from road tests. Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} | ||
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).