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==Date code==
 
==Date code==
 
The date code generally has a letter followed by two or three numbers. The letter is the month. The next number or two numbers will be the day of the month. The last number is the last digit of the year.  
 
The date code generally has a letter followed by two or three numbers. The letter is the month. The next number or two numbers will be the day of the month. The last number is the last digit of the year.  
Example: D123 = April 12, of a year ending in 3 (1963, '73, '83, etc.)
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:Example: '''C124'''
*[http://www.nastyz28.com/sbchevy/sblock.php SBC general decoding information]
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:*C = March (A = Jan., B = Feb., etc.)
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:*12 = day of the month
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:*4 = year ending in 4, i.e. 1964, 1974, 1984, etc.
  
 
==BBC casting numbers==
 
==BBC casting numbers==
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==Others==
 
==Others==
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*[http://www.nastyz28.com/sbchevy/sblock.php SBC general decoding information]
 
*[http://webpages.charter.net/beckracing/silvtoc.htm Stock piston specs]
 
*[http://webpages.charter.net/beckracing/silvtoc.htm Stock piston specs]
  
 
[[Category:Engine]]
 
[[Category:Engine]]
 
[[Category:Identification and decoding]]
 
[[Category:Identification and decoding]]

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