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 of a Continental B8V U10 engine unit for a 14 B8V chassis.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 97\3\ scan0143 | |
| Date | 16th June 1939 guessed | |
| CONTINENTAL B8V U10 UNIT FOR 14 B8V CHASSIS (30,000 MILES) (ALL TESTS MINUS FAN) S.91 SPEC: .33 RAISED CROWN AEROLITE PISTONS. 7.25 : 1 COMP. RATIO 1.6 DIA. INLET VALVE - STD. 1.3 EXHAUST VALVE 1.75 IND'N SYSTEM & 2 S.U. - 1.75 CARBS. VALVE TIMING .030 CLCE. I.O. 2° P.T.D.C. I.C. 45° P.B.D.C. E.O. 40° B.B.D.C. E.C. 6° P.T.D.C. VANDERVELL MAIN B'R'G'S. MOT. C OIL. ETHYL PETROL. ① ---- OPEN EXHAUST (MAX POWER) ② ----- WITH SINGLE CONTINENTAL SYSTEM (EXHAUST) & COMPLETE AIR SILENCER & BEND ③ - - - - AS ② NON DETONATING ON REDLINE PETROL. ④ -x-x-x- STD. B8 OPEN EXHAUST. 6.5 : 1 C.R. BHP & M.E.P M.E.P B H P IGN. ADV. IGN. ADV °BTDC R.P.M. | ||