Carburator date code question?

I found an old carter carb, and i'm wondering if it is dated correctly for my Superbird..

It's a Carter carb. Carb # 4738S Build date 2259 part number 54.

Is this properly coded for a 1970 Superbird 440 4bbl? B30 production date.

Thanks

If it's the correct part number, I believe it would be considered an acceptable date code for your car since it precedes the SPD but it would also be considered a real early date.

carburetor date codes varied tremendously. As long as it precedes your cars spd it's fine. A date only a week or few days before may be a little tight simply to alow some time for it to be shipped from the vendor to the production line.

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If it's the correct part number, I believe it would be considered an acceptable date code for your car since it precedes the SPD but it would also be considered a real early date

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John,
That's about two months earlier than the average,most birds are in the 280/290 range,guess it depends on how critical one wants to be as far as numbers.Most are stamped K9/L9,being October / November of 69.