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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).
Performance graph for a B60 4.25-litre engine with a 7.0:1 compression ratio.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 124\1\  scan0256
Date  15th August 1939 guessed
  
B60 POWER (4 1/4 LTRE - 7.0:1 COMP RATIO)

CONDITIONS
2 - 1 1/2 SH CARBS. FLUSH TOP PISTONS
OPEN EXHAUST
VALVE TIMING .030 CLCE
IO 0° PTDC
EO 30° BBDC
IC 47° PBDC
EC 7° PTDC

DIAGRAM LABELS:
IN
EX
PLUG

AXIS LABELS:
RPM
BHP. COMP. PRESS. MEP
IGN. ADV.

CURVE LABELS:
Comp Press
MEP
BHP
Ign Adv

NOTE:
ONLY NECESSARY TO LOSE 2lbs/sq.in MEP FROM MAX SILENCED POWER BY RETARDING TO CUT OUT DETONATIONS ON REDLINE NO3 FUEL.
  
  


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