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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).
Page 2 of a memo on the performance benefits of fitting S.U. carburetters, noting increased acceleration at high speeds.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 179\3\  img075
Date  1st January 1934
  
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Da.{Bernard Day - Chassis Design}244./Ms.Mh.{M. Huckerby}LL.mat'l

The extra performance given by fitted the S.U. carburetters is very noticeable and is clearly indicated in the comparative acceleration curves; the increase in performance at high speeds is especially pronounced.

TSB/1.1.34.Derby.

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