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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).
Power comparisons chart for a B80 No. 5 unit after 30,000 miles, testing different exhaust configurations.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 125\3\  scan0135
Date  29th June 1939 guessed
  
POWER COMPARISONS ON B80 N°5 UNIT. (30.000 MILES)
CONDITIONS
VALVE TIMING .030 CLCE
IO 11° PTDC EO 40° BBDC
EB.4512 CAMSHAFT
IC 30° PBDC EC 1° BTDC
ORIGINAL TYPE CYL HEAD EB.4098 - 6.25:1 COMP. RATIO
No AIR SILENCER OR FAN.
1.75 BORE INDN SYSTEM WITH DWPLGX DOWN DRAUGHT STROMBERG CARBURRETTER (SMALL)
OPEN EXHAUST
WITH 30 GVD BUICK SILENCER R.R.TAIL PIPE DIA.
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
M.E.P. LBS/SQ'
EX. BACK PRESS. INS HG.
  
  


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