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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 showing the Brake Horse Power and Brake Mean Effective Pressure for a modified 201P standard engine.

Identifier  WestWitteringFiles\Q\2April1927-June1927\  133
Date  24th September 1927
  
201P POWER OUTPUT WITH THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATION TO STD. ENGINE.
TWO ZENITH TRIPLE DIFFUSER CARBURETTERS
COMPRESSION RATIO 5.45 To 1.
LARGER VALVES 1.400" DIA.
INLET CAM DURATION INCREASED BY 28° ON C'SHAFT.
EXH. CAM DURATION 112° ON C'SHAFT.
EXH CAM LEADS INLET CAM BY 120°
CURVES WITH FREE EXHAUST.
DOTTED CURVES SHEW POWER & MEP BEFORE STRONGER VALVE SPRINGS WERE FITTED.
BRAKE HORSE POWER
ENGINE R.P.M.
BRAKE MEAN EFFECTIVE PRESSURE lbs/sq"
B.H.P.
B.M.E.P.
ack/mj
24/9/27
  
  


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