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).
Power curves of the 8-Litre engine and requesting comparative horsepower data.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 92\2\ scan0192 | |
| Date | 12th December 1933 | |
| X7771. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} Copy to Wor.{Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager}E. [Struck through text] re 8-Litre Engine Power Curves. Sg{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD}7/E12.12.33 Thanks for Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/Rm.{William Robotham - Chief Engineer}19/KT.11.12.33. With the carburetter I assume we propose to use, i.e. the semi-expanding carburetter to LeC.3432 the maximum HP appears to be 190. Would you please let me know what the present standard engine gives so that I may have a comparison showing the extra HP that will be given by the 8-litre engine. The reference in your memo. to 165 BHP with 5.25/1 compression ratio is, I presume for the 8-litre. Sg.{Arthur F. Sidgreaves - MD} | ||