Requesting an estimate on expected power increases from an engine after specific modifications.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 6\7\ 07-page017 | |
| Date | 1st November 1926 | |
| To E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} To Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from R. {Sir Henry Royce} 4580 R9/M2.11.26. 20 HP. X.5770 XJ5771 X.5230 Several times we have started out to get more power from this engine by :- (1)..... Improved exhaust. (2)..... Slightly higher compression. (3)..... Greater volumetric efficiency. Will E. {Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} make an estimate of what we should expect, and if we are not getting it, Derby say why? R. {Sir Henry Royce} | ||
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).