Carb Dates 71 LS5
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Carb Dates 71 LS5
Got a question about carb dates on 71 LS5. All the dates of the parts I've found on my LS5 are before 2-5 weeks of the car's build date. I've heard about the 6 month rule, but am still curious what dates others with original carbs have. The carb I have is not original, but is a correct replacement, I really would like to get it numbers correct eventually.
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Hi M7,
On my 71 350/270, with a mid-January build date, the Q-Jet's Julian date is 0071 ... the seventh day of 1971 .... so about a week before the car was built.
One of the few dates on my car that seems a bit surprising is the intake manifold which has a late August casting date on it!
Regards,
Alan
On my 71 350/270, with a mid-January build date, the Q-Jet's Julian date is 0071 ... the seventh day of 1971 .... so about a week before the car was built.
One of the few dates on my car that seems a bit surprising is the intake manifold which has a late August casting date on it!
Regards,
Alan
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My 71 LS5, with original carb, is an early Sept 70 build and the carb is dated 1980 which is the 198th day of 1970 (July 17th, 1970 if my math is correct) which would put it about 6-8 weeks before the car build date.
Tom
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Thanks guys.. helps a bunch. I think I'm looking for about a 1221 date code.. should be easy to remember. My car's build date is 6-8-71 (K08)
Thanks again,
Mike
Thanks again,
Mike
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