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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 Brooklands tests comparing horsepower, RPM, and road speed for different engine configurations.

Identifier  Morton\M9\  img020
Date  19th June 1931
  
Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} 400
SHEET II
BROOKLANDS TESTS 19/6/31
C.O. CLOSED 18 GIV 68.7 M.P.H.
G.S.R.14 63.2 M.P.H.
18 GIV 35.7 CWTS
JAPAN UNIT C/R 5.25 PIT SILENCER
TWIN ZENITH 26 M.M. CHOKES.
112° CAMSHAFT C.O. CLOSED.
T.D.C.
EX
IN
45
49
18 GIV
G.S.R.14
H.P. CO CLOSED ROAD WHEEL
EX
IN
43°
34°
10
G.S.R. 14 33.7 CWT
CHINA UNIT C/R 5.25
17% LARGER R.R. CARB.
C.O. CLOSED 110° SHAFT
EX SYSTEM ARRGT E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} 55794
STD. CHINA
R.P.M.
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
ROAD SPEED M.P.H.
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
  
  


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