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Table of ratios and speeds for a 40/50 HP chassis with a four-speed gearbox.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 4\8\  08-page12
Date  4th June 1926 guessed
  
X.469
22.
X.3426. RATIOS & SPEEDS OF 40/50 HP. CHASSIS WITH X.469.
FOUR SPEED GEAR BOX.

Axle. Gear. Fourth Direct. Third Second First Reverse.
16 x 52 3.25 4.83 7.22 11.07 11.07
17 x 52 3.06 4.54 6.79 10.42 10.42
18 x 52 2.89 4.29 6.42 9.84 9.84

SPEEDS IN M.P.H. AT 1000 REVS. OF ENG:
895 mm WHEELS.

Axle. Gear. Fourth Direct. Third Second First Reverse.
16 x 52 29.85 20.08 13.43 8.76 8.76
17 x 52 31.71 21.35 14.26 9.31 9.31
18 x 52 33.56 22.58 15.09 9.86 9.86

SPEEDS IN M.P.H. AT 1000 REVS: OF ENG:
935 mm WHEELS.

Axle. Gear. Fourth Direct. Third Second First Reverse
16. x 52 31.16 20.97 14.03 9.15 9.15
17 x 52 33.10 22.22 14.89 9.72 9.72
18 x 52 35.04 23.53 15.77 10.29 10.29

SPEEDS IN M.P.H. AT 1000 REVS. ON ENG:
905 mm x 150 WHEELS.

Axle. Gear. Fourth Direct. Third Second First Reverse.
16 x 52 30.83 20.74 13.87 9.05 9.05
17 x 52 32.75 22.05 14.73 9.62 9.62
18 x 52 34.69 23.33 15.58 10.20 10.20
  
  
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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