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).
Acceleration test results comparing a standard carburettor with an air silencer carburettor.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 29\3\ Scan197 | |
| Date | 4th June 1930 guessed | |
| HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/FDL/14111.S.30 contd. -2- during these tests, temporarily, but came free after cooling down, Acceleration tests were taken with both air silencer and standard carburetters fitted. These shew that the standard carburetter gives slightly better results Average figures Standard Carburetter C.O. closed. 10-30 = 7.73 secs. " " " " " "30-60 = 15.13 secs. " " " " " C.O. open 10-30 = 7.2 secs. " " " " " "30-60 = 13.8 secs. Average figures Air Silencer carb. C.O. closed. 10-30 = 8.33 secs. " " " " " "30-60 = 15.4 secs. " " " " " C.O. open 10-30 = 7.6 secs. " " " " " "30-60 = 14.33 secs. | ||