i have a 305 in pieces i got from somebody. funny story. i was just wondering if anybody knows what suffix code "AKP" means? its the last 3 letters on the code in front of the passenger side head. i DEcoded the whole suffix code except i can't find that one online.

Thanks

 

Are you sure it's AKP? Some numbers may not be stamped heavy enough. There is an AKB which would be a 1989 LB9

 

Thanks that would make sense. I'll check it out today after school

 

it is AKP and i checked AKB is a big block suffix code

 

Anybody???

 

Not all the info was ever available or put up on internet sites by people.
Better off working out what it was ( makes no difference now anyway ) by identifying the block and heads
as to determine what 305 they were used on

 

Of all the useful, actionable, decision-critical information you can come up with from that, EVERY SINGLE PIECE can be obtained more accurately and with greater certainty by simply LOOKING AT THE PARTS.

Think of it this way: If you knew that suffix code AKP came out of, say, a 1936 Cord, what would you do differently than you would if you found out it came out of, say, a 1948 Hupmobile? How would knowing that affect your decisions? Once you've figured that out, then instead of trying to "decode" the suffix #, look at ways to analyze the info you DO have available. For example you might want to decide, should you use those heads in your next build? You'd look at their casting # for that. Do you want to use the cam? Of course not, wouldn't matter whether it came out of the Cord or the Hupmobile, or even if it was from a 1958 Edsel; you'd still throw it in the trash. Would you use the pistons? Of course not; after you bore it, you'd throw em away no matter what, because they won't fit any more no matter what car they were originally in. Would you use the block? Of course not; it's a 305, it's going in the trash FOR SURE. Would you use the crank? Well, that would depend on what block you DID use. And so on... NONE of that needs the suffix code decoded to help you make your decision.

In short, the suffix code isn't worth worrying enough about, to even justify asking. If you don't already know, it is SO useless that all it creates is a diversion from actually doing something that IS useful... which is, LOOKING AT THE PARTS it's made out of.

 

I know the month,day and plant. I just wanted to find out the year just for the sake of knowing. The heads are just 187's,the crank is a brand new 350 crank from 10 years ago and the intake and Trottle body are off of a 350. The block is a 305 but it's 30 over or 60 over and it has all new pistons ready to go in. it has new Roller lifters and was susposed to have a roller cam but i never got it because nobody could find it but when my cousin cleans up the garage and finds it it's mine. Also a new Flex plate and harmonic balancer and timing chain and cover. it was all free not saying im gonna use all it all together but it was all free and i just wanted to see if i could find out the year but it's all good no worries

 

The stuff laid around together for 10 years