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).
List of experiments to be conducted on an Alfa Romeo engine.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 124\5\ scan0026 | |
| Date | 18th January 1932 | |
| X4482 18. 1. 32. ALFA ROMEO. Herewith experiments we should like done on this engine. (1) Power curve (a) Open Exhaust. (b) Own silencer. (2) Induction pipe pressure. (3) Compression pressures. (4) Full throttle consumption curve. (5) Throttle curve. (6) Mechanical efficiency. (7) Best ignition timing. (8) Notice torsional vibrations. (9) Compression Ratio. (10) Valve timing and valve lift curves. (11) Power to drive blower. [Text vertically on the right side, corresponding to points 1-8] 1,000 r.p.m. to 4400 r.p.m. at intervals of 500 r.p.m. | ||