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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).
Graph from the Brooklands tests comparing engine performance with different camshaft and carburettor setups.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 5a\5\  05-page140
Date  19th June 1931
  
SHEET I
HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 402
BROOKLANDS TESTS. 19/6/31
LAP SPEED C.O. OPEN
18 G III 70-64 MPH
18 G IV 69-66

Upper Test Configuration:
18 G IV 35-7 CWTS
JAPAN UNIT C/R 5.25
TWIN ZENITH 26MM CHOKES
112° CAMSHAFT OPEN EXHAUST
Camshaft Diagram: T.O.C II, 49, 49

Lower Test Configuration:
16 G IV 31 B
JAPAN UNIT
C/R 5.25 46% LARGER R.R. CARB
110° CAMSHAFT OPEN EX
Camshaft Diagram: 10°, Ex, 43, 34, O.I.S CLCE, CAR WT

Axis Labels:
Left Axis: B.H.P.
Right Axis: B.M.E.P
Bottom Axis: ENGINE R.P.M., ROAD SPEED M.P.H.
  
  


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