Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

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).
Performance graph for a Continental BIV U10 unit on a 14 BIV chassis showing BHP, MEP and Ignition Advance.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\3\  scan0180
Date  24th June 1939 guessed
  
CONTINENTAL BIV U10 UNIT FOR 14 BIV CHASSIS (30,000 MILES)
(ALL TESTS MINUS FAN)

SPEC: .33 RAISED CROWN AEROLITE PISTONS - 7.25:1 COMP. RATIO
1.6 DIA. INLET VALVE - STD 1.13 EXHAUST VALVE.
1.75 IND'N SYSTEM & 2 S.U. - 1.75 CARBS.
VALVE TIMING .030 CLCE I.O. 2° PTDC I.C. 45° PBDC E.O. 40° BBDC E.C. 6° PTDC
VANDERVELL MAIN BRGS MOT. C OIL ETHYL PETROL.

KEY:
① OPEN EXHAUST (MAX. POWER)
② WITH SINGLE CONTINENTAL SYSTEM (EXHAUST) & COMPLETE AIR SILENCER & BEND
③ AS ② NON DETONATING ON REDLINE PETROL
④ STD BIV OPEN EXHAUST 6.5:1 C.R.

GRAPH LABELS:
BHP
MEP
BHP & MEP
IGN. ADV
° BTDC
  
  


Copyright Sustain 2025, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙