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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).
Performance comparison graph for two different vertical SU carburettor distribution setups.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 102\1\  scan0063
Date  11th December 1931 guessed
  
R.M. 52
COMPARISON OF DISTRIBUTION VERTICAL S U
112° CAMSHAFT WITH TWO INLET CAMS. HIGH LIFT ROCKERS
OPEN EXHAUST. INLET VALVE DIA. 1·4 WITH MIN HEAD CLEARANCE
OF .225 ROUND VALVE. VERTICAL CARB. 1 7/8 THROTTLE
C/R 5·65-1 PIPE V.1207
A.{Mr Adams} AIR VALVE AT RT. ANGLES TO CRANK
B. PARALLEL TO ENGINE
B.H.P.
R.P.M.
B.M.E.P.
IND. DEP.
Valve Timing Diagram:
TO C 12
Ex. 59
013 CLCE
IN 50°
DISTRIBUTION A DEFINATELY BETTER
THAN B ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS
DISTRIBUTION A EXCELLENT OVER WHOLE
RANGE
  
  


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