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Performance graph showing the effect of increased valve lift on a 4.78 compression ratio engine.


Identifier  Morton\M19\  img239
Date  9th August 1931 guessed
  
RM {William Robotham - Chief Engineer} P22
EFFECT OF INCREASED VALVE LIFT ON 4.78 C/R
STD: CYLINDER HEAD 1.9" DIA. VALVE THROAT
114° CAMSHAFT TO E.82448
OPEN EXHAUST
VALVE LIFT .525
VALVE LIFT .470
CLAUDEL
TWIN CARBS
1.4" CHOKES
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
B.M.E.P. LBS/SQ. IN.
INDUCTION DEPN INS HG
Valve Timing Diagram: EX 58, IN 54, 3, 12
  
  
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).


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