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Performance graph comparing the best results achieved with two different camshaft configurations.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 1\10\  B001_X106 TO X 110-page043
Date  14th July 1932 guessed
  
COMPARISON OF BEST RESULTS WITH TWO CAMSHAFTS.
① TWO INLET CAMS 104° BETWEEN THEM. INLET THROAT 1.200 OPEN EXHAUST.
② INLET AND EXHAUST CAM 105.5°. INLET THROAT & EXHAUST 1.125. 1 5/8 THROTTLE DIA S.U. 5.85 C/R. PLUG REACH .950
ALL CURVES TAKEN RUNNING WITH .020 TAPPET CLEARANCE.
LOW SPEED M.E.P. INCREASES APPROX. 2 LBS/sq" WHEN HOT SPOT FITTED.
Left Y-Axis: B.H.P.
Right Y-Axis: B.M.E.P. LBS./sq."
Diagram ①: EX 38, IN 29, 2 12, .020 CLCE
Diagram ②: EX 40, IN 31, 1 17, .020 CLCE
  
  
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).


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