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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 comparison graph for B80 and B60 engine units.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 123\5\  scan0324
Date  23th February 1939 guessed
  
COMPARISON OF B80 AND B60 UNIT (POWER)

LEGEND:
① B80 (Solid Line):
5.7 LITRES
EX 5925 IND'N PIPE
OPEN EXHAUST (INCREASED THROAT PD.892)
COMPRESSION RATIO 6.2 : 1.0
STANDARD AEROLITE PISTONS
AA{D. Abbot-Anderson} 25 TWIN CHOKE STROMBERG CARB.
SODIUM FILLED EXHAUST VALVES
VALVE TIMING .030 CLCE IO TDC E.O 43° BBDC
CAMSHAFT EB.4105 IC 40° PBDC EC 5° BTDC

② B60 (Dashed Line):
4.25 LITRE
OPEN EXHAUST (INCREASED THROAT PD.292)
COMPRESSION RATIO 6.4 : 1.0
FLUSH TOP AEROLITE PISTONS
MOCKED UP BENTLEY V 2 SU CARBS
SODIUM FILLED EXHAUST VALVES
VALVE TIMING .030 CLCE IO 8° PTDC EO 44° BBDC
CAMSHAFT EB4026 IC 28° PBDC EC 4° BTDC

GRAPH LABELS:
Axes: B.H.P., R.P.M., M.E.P., IGN ADV
Curves: MEP, BHP, IGN ADV

OTHER TEXT:
Stamp: SWDL{Len H. Swindell}
Note: M.E.P. 185/0
  
  


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