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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).
Dynamometer ignition advance curves for 7-1 R.C. pistons at various engine speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 97\5\  scan0196
Date  1st June 1939 guessed
  
B.V. DYNAMOMETER IGNITION ADVANCE CURVES. 7 - I R.C. PISTONS.
FIG. III
B.H.P.
DEGREES ON FLYWHEEL. B.T.D.C.

Top-Left Chart (1600 R.P.M.):
T.D.C. LOSS NIL
4° LATE 0.25 H.P. LOSS
8° LATE 1.1 H.P. LOSS

Top-Right Chart (3200 R.P.M.):
4° LATE LOSS NIL
8° LATE 0.4 H.P. LOSS
T.D.C. 1 H.P. LOSS

Bottom-Left Chart (800 R.P.M.):
T.D.C. 0.5 H.P. LOSS
4° LATE 1.6 H.P. LOSS
8° LATE 3.1 H.P. LOSS

Bottom-Right Chart (2400 R.P.M.):
4° LATE LOSS NIL
8° LATE 0.3 H.P. LOSS
T.D.C. LOSS NIL

LOSSES WITH FINAL GOVERNOR CURVE SHOWN FOR EACH SPEED
  
  


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