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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).
Performance graph comparing a 110.5° camshaft and a 120° camshaft with different tappet clearances.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\5\  scan0146
Date  13th December 1932 guessed
  
J III
COMPARISON OF 110.5° CAMSHAFT & 120° CAMSHAFT
MADE WITH TWO EXHAUST CAMS
5.5 C/R 1.050 CHOKES OPEN EXHAUST
NO AIR INTAKES CARBS TO LEC. 2924
CURVE ① TAPPET CLCE .006
CURVE ② TAPPET CLCE .013
RM{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} J8
B H P
B M E P LBS / □"
R.{Sir Henry Royce} P. M
Diagram 1:

Ex
IN
.020 CLCE

40°
41.2°
INLET DURN 213°
EXHAUST " 228°
Diagram 2:

Ex
IN
.020 CLCE

8.5°
48°
42.5°
INLET DURN 227°
EXHAUST DURN 228°
  
  


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