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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).
Bench test report for an E.A.S. II engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 69\4\  scan0267
Date  10th October 1929
  
BENCH TEST REPORT. X8771

TYPE OF ENGINE: E.A.S. II.
ENGINE NO.:

DATE: 10-10-29.
BAROMETER:
AIR TEMP:

DESCRIPTION OF ENGINE:-
COMPRESSION RATIO: 4.82/1.
INDUCTION SYSTEM: C.I. PIPE STD.
EXHAUST SYSTEM: DOUBLE BRANCH.
CARBURETTOR: EAC II ALUM. AIR VALVE.

VALVES: TULIP.
CAMSHAFT: 118°
LIFT: LOW.
TAPPET CLEARANCE: .004.

TIMING.
VALVES WITH .010 CLCE:
Inlet. | Exhaust. | BATTERY.
Pts. break fully retarded.
Opens. | 8° PTC | 58.4° BBC | 10° PTC
Closes. | 47° PBC. | 6° PTC | MAGNETO. | 4° BTC.

Power & Consumption. C.O. open.
| R.P.M. | B.HP. | Pts.hr. | Oil press: |
| 600 | 40 | 24.2 | 23 LBS ☐" |
| 750 | 44.7 | 31.5 | |
| 1000 | 59.6 | 38.4 | |
| 1250 | 75 | 46.1 | |
| 1500 | 91.5 | 53 | 28 " |
| 1750 | 106.8 | 61.2 | |
| 2000 | 114 | 68.7 | |
| 2250 | 119 | 73.2 | |
| 2500 | 119.8 | 76.4 | 30 " |
| 2750 | 112. | - | |

DYNAMO.
Max: output at 750 R.P.M.
Amps. 11.
Output at 2000 r.p.m. 2.5 - 3.

Crankcase press: .175" WATER.
Slow running: 150 RPM.
Engine gears: (QUIET.) O.K.
Oil used:
Total hrs. run: 7 ½.

REMARKS :-
Timing gear Case drilled (3 extra holes) to eliminate oil leak.
Throttle Governor fitted but not connected
Oil incinerator (new type.) fitted.
Dynamo. hums
Checked & corrected CRF

After tests - engine fitted to Chassis No.:
  
  


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