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 comparing engine performance with different induction pipe and carburetor setups for a VG-8 engine.
Identifier | ExFiles\Box 56\2\ Scan162 | |
Date | 24th December 1929 | |
24-12-29 V763 INDUCTION PIPE COMPARISON (JAPAN). ENGINE Nᵒ VG-8 COMPRESSION RATIO = 5.25. 116° CAMSHAFT. OPEN EXHAUST. CURVES CORRECTED TO N.T.P. BRAKE HORSE POWER R.P.M. OF ENGINE INDUCTION PIPES & TWO CLAUDEL-HOBSON CARBS. (AREA PAST CHOKE = .700 sq" EACH), THUS:- INDUCTION PIPE & STROMBERG CARB. (AREA PAST CHOKE = .741 sq"), THUS:- | ||