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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).
Graph comparing part throttle fuel economy for a 4¼ Litre Bentley engine with two different carburettor systems.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 112\1\  scan0011
Date  1st September 1940 guessed
  
4¼ LITRE BENTLEY
PART THROTTLE
FUEL ECONOMY
COMP. RATIO 6.8-1 (E.W. 1296)
① STD. WRAITH IDN. SYSTEM (SINGLE D.C. 42 STROMBERG)
② AS ① WITH SINGLE HORIZONTAL S.U. CARB.
ACTUAL MIXTURE THROTTLING BACK
FROM FULL THROTTLE W.M. SETTING.
IDEAL MIXTURE FOR 'ROAD LOAD'
FULL THROTTLE WEAKEST MAINTAINED CONS.
Y-AXIS: BHP / HR
X-AXIS: R.P.M.
  
  


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