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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 graph from Brooklands tests comparing clutch horsepower and B.M.E.P against engine RPM for different vehicle configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page139
Date  19th June 1931
  
H.3. / 401
H.S. / 401
BROOKLANDS TESTS 19/6/31
LAP SPEED C.O. CLOSED 18GX 68.7 M.P.H.
G.S.R.14 63 M.P.H.
CLUTCH H.P.
B.M.E.P.
ENGINE R.P.M.
ROAD SPEED M.P.H.
18 GX 35.7 CWTS
JAPAN UNIT TWIN ZENITHS
26 M/M CHOKES 112° CAMSHAFT
P.II REAR SILENCER & FISHTAIL
TIMING SEE SHEET 2
C.O. CLOSED
14 G.S.R. 33.7 CWTS
CHINA UNIT C/R 5.25
1 7/16 LARGER R.R. CARB
C.O. CLOSED 110° SHAFT
STD. 25 H.P. SYSTEM E.55794
  
  


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