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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 curve graph comparing two different camshafts for a Bentley III engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 108\2\  scan0203
Date  16th January 1939 guessed
  
CAMSHAFT COMPARISON
BENTLEY III
POWER
"ETHYL" PETROL
S 64
COMP. RATIO 6.6:1
B III INDN. SYSTEM
RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} 522 PISTONS (.170)
① CAMSHAFT E.B. 3466
(TIMING @ .030 CLCE)
I.O. 4.5° AT E.O. 38° BB
I.C. 47° AB E.C. 3.5° AT
② CAMSHAFT EXS. 759
(TIMING @ .030 CLCE)
I.O. 5.5° AT E.O. 37° BB
I.C. 50° AB E.C. 4.5° AT
ⓐ OPEN EXHAUST
ⓑ SILENCED
(B III SYSTEM COMPLETE)
B.H.P.
M.E.P.
R.P.M.
1a, 2a, 1b, 2b
  
  


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