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).
Analysis of a competitor's engine, focusing on crankshaft and connecting rod dimensions.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 173\2\ img073 | |
| Date | 19th February 1934 guessed | |
| III Naturally this interested me a great deal; the car sells at the same price as the Ford & Chevrolet over here, in other words you can get one for about £130. I want to emphasise that my only interest in this automobile is in the power unit and gearbox, the rest of the car is just like the one at Derby. Analysing where the result is achieved. (1). Is it built in the engine. Mechanically, one can see no reason why this engine should be particularly smooth. It has a three bearing crankshaft of quite normal dimensions except Journal Bearings Dia Length No 1 2" DIA 1 1/2" No 2 2 3/8" 1 3/4" No 3 2 13/32" 2 3/8" Con Rod. Dia. length 1.938 / 1 15/16 1 3/8 | ||