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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).
Dynamometer test graph from The Locomobile Co. of America for an engine with a Ricardo cylinder head.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 74\3\  scan0373
Date  14th November 1923
  
ENGINEERING DEPT. THE LOCOMOBILE CO. OF AMERICA
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
DYNAMOMETER TEST ORDER No. 950.
of Ricardo cyl. head on [REDACTED] engine.
TEST MADE BY H.C.H.
ASSISTED BY A.K.L.
DATE 11-14-23
Sheet No. 2
SPECIFICATION No.
HORSE POWER
FUEL IN LBS. PER H.P.H.
TORQUE IN FOOT LBS.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
Ricardo cyl. head
Standard camshafts
Valves set .006" intake & exhaust
Stromberg carburettor 1 5/16" choke
high speed needle open 8 notches
Aluminum pistons
FORM 20M-500-10-21-19
  
  


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