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).
Suggesting a different valve timing for the Sports Phantom to improve high-speed output, based on a comparison with a Lorraine engine.
| Identifier | WestWitteringFiles\Q\April1927-June1927\ 30 | |
| Date | 23th April 1927 | |
| TO HS.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} FROM E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} to BJ. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ORIGINAL SPORTS PHANTOM. Handwritten Annotations: X3888, X5770, X8060, X5771 Referring to the report giving comparison of Lorraine output with output of 20HP. engines under different conditions, R.{Sir Henry Royce} suggests that on the Sports Phantom, or any other sports chassis, we should have a different valve timing, more suitable for output at high speed. It will be expected that some sacrifice of B.M.E.P. at lower speeds will be sustained by such an alteration, as will be seen from the Lorraine curve. E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} | ||