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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).
Performance curves comparing different exhaust setups for an O.H.C. Bentley (B.23) engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\1\  scan0136
Date  11th March 1938 guessed
  
CURVES SHOWING COMPARISON BETWEEN :- 4 PORT MANIFOLD & SINGLE BENTLEY SILENCER. 3 PORT MANIFOLD & SINGLE BENTLEY SILENCER.
O.H.C. BENTLEY (B.23.)

L.B.8 PLUGS.
ETHYL FUEL.
NO AIR SILENCER.
TAPPETS AT .006"

VALVE TIMING WITH .020" CL'CE.
I.O. 2° B.T. E.O. 43° B.B.
I.C. 33° P.B. E.C. 12° P.T.

1 5/8" CARBS.

1 OPEN EXHAUST
2 4 PORT MANIFOLD WITH 1 BENTLEY EXHAUST SILENCER
3 3 PORT MANIFOLD WITH 1 BENTLEY EXHAUST SILENCER

Diagram Labels:
4 Port
To BENTLEY SILENCER
3 Port
To BENTLEY SILENCER

Graph Labels:
B.H.P.
B.M.E.P.
B.M.E.P. LBS/□"
R.P.M.

Bottom Left Box:
20"
BACK PRESS
INS: MERCURY.
10"
  
  


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