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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).
Technical memorandum discussing engine performance improvements with a comparison to Bentley engines.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 13\2\  02-page094
Date  12th June 1931 guessed
  
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and camshaft right, lowering the depression by a further 2" should give us 200 B.H.P. with a good low speed pick up since we still have 7" of water depression to pull the petrol out of the jet full throttle 10 M.P.H. As we told you yesterday, Bentleys get 220 H.P. on the 8 litre.

We send you some data of valve details on modern American engines.

Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
  
  


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