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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 comparing the performance of a 110° and a 116° camshaft on a standard 'China' engine.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\5\  scan0020
Date  12th November 1929
  
CAMSHAFT COMPARISON (STD. "CHINA" ENGINE)
ENGINE Nº GOS-C5 (3.250" BORE).
COMPRESSION RATIO = 4.75.
STANDARD INDUCTION SYSTEM.
STANDARD 20H.P. CARBURETTOR.
OPEN EXHAUST.
BRAKE HORSE POWER.
B.M.E.P. (LBS PER SQ. IN.)
R.P.M. OF ENGINE.
110° CAMSHAFT.
116° CAMSHAFT.
VALVE TIMING ("O20" CLCE).
Nº1 CYL.
INLET OPENS
INLET CLOSES
EXHAUST OPENS.
EXHAUST CLOSES.
110° CAMSHAFT.
12° AFTER T.D.C.
32° AFTER B.D.C.
33° BEFORE B.D.C.
AT T.D.C.
116° CAMSHAFT.
14° AFTER T.D.C.
50° AFTER B.D.C.
43° BEFORE B.D.C.
5° AFTER T.D.C.
  
  


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