Rolls-Royce Archives
         « Prev  Box Series  Next »        

Performance test results and carburettor settings for vehicle 18-G-IV at Brooklands.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 155\1\  scan0192
Date  9th November 1935
  
To Rm. {William Robotham - Chief Engineer}
c. to Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /CTS. {C. Trot Salt - Carburation}
X1320
Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /GR. {George Ratcliffe} 5/KW.9.11.35.

18-G-IV - Brooklands.

Large bore unit, complete with new cylinder head and manifolds.

Rear Axle ratio - 11 x 50. 19" x 6.00" tyres.
Lap speed - 2 mins, 14 2/5 secs. 74.11 m.p.h.
1/2 mile 23 3/5 secs. 76.27 m.p.h.

Air silencer and bend disconnected.

Lap speed - 2 mins, 14 secs. 74.33 m.p.h.
1/2 mile 23 3/5 secs. 76.27 m.p.h.

Maximum speed recorded on speedometer - 82 m.p.h.

Carburetter
1¼" dia. choke
.064" Main Jet
.050 Bypass Jet
70 Air Bleed
.055" Single Base Hole.

Hs {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} /G.Ratcliffe.
  
  
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).


Copyright Sustain 2026, All Rights Reserved.    whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble
An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙