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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).
Blueprint graph showing the Delco ignition curve and performance test results for two different cylinder heads.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 82\4\  scan0335
Date  12th June 1936 guessed
  
DELCO IGNITION CURVE UPON WHICH PERFORMANCE TESTS WERE TAKEN TIMED AT 5° B.T.D.C.
STANDARD HEAD
10 - 20 MPH 3.53 SECS.
20 - 30 3.80
30 - 40 3.80
40 - 50 4.03
50 - 60 4.70
60 - 70 5.40
25.26
DE-TURBULATED HEAD
3.73 SECS.
3.66
3.73
4.08
5.00
5.45
25.65
BOTH CYL. HEADS 109 C.C'S AND 6.8:1 COMP. RATIO.
Y-AXIS: ACTUAL FLYWHEEL IGN. ADVANCE
X-AXIS: ENGINE R.P.M
SIGNATURE: G M WYMAN
  
  


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