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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).
Camshaft comparison power curve graph for a Bentley III engine using Ethyl petrol.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\2\  scan0205
Date  16th January 1939 guessed
  
CAMSHAFT COMPARISON.
BENTLEY III.
POWER.
S.66
"ETHYL" PETROL
COMP. RATIO. 6.6 : 1
B III INDUCTION SYSTEM.
R.M. 522 PISTONS (170)
① CAMSHAFT E.B. 3466
(TIMING @ .030 CLCE)
I.O. 4 5° AT E.O. 38° BB
I.C. 47° AB E.C. 3 5° AT
② CAMSHAFT. E.W. 416
(TIMING @ .025 CLCE)
I.O. 6 7° AT E.O. 41 3° BB
I.C. 39° AB E.C. 7 8° BT{Capt. J. S. Burt - Engineer}
ⓐ OPEN EXHAUST
ⓑ SILENCED
(B II SYSTEM COMPLETE.)
B.H.P.
R.P.M
B.M.P.
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
  
  


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