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The development and testing of an adjustable air silencer, including a dimensioned sketch.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\1\  scan0104
Date  3rd January 1933 guessed
  
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This gave us a still further slight improvement.
We next fitted a tube 2.5" diameter to the top casting so that we could fix up our adjustable air silencer as previously fitted to our P.II's, using a 2.5" diameter air intake pipe. After trying various sizes of tuning chambers, and lengths of intake pipe, we found the sizes and capacities we required to give us 100% efficiency. We then had a silencer made up as per sketch 3, and fitted to the car with 100% results. We are checking for loss of power, but are fairly certain we are O.K. in this respect.

Sketch 3.

Text on sketch:
15"
4 5"
3 3"
25"
9 0"
2.5"
6 7/8"
14 - 5/16" DIA HOLES
8 - 1/2" DIA HOLES
CARB

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} / G.H.Wayman.
  
  
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