LS2 vs L98

[NonStick Squid]

thread is from 2006 lol dont think he's still checkin it

 

[STEEV888]

troll.....

 

[Zeussy]

LOL WTF? What makes him a troll?

You're the one posting provocatively and off topic

 

[Major Herbie]

I'd like to know more, trying to decide on getting an SSV or a Clubsport.

 

[Ian Johnston]

Jeez, I need to look at the post dates more carefully, just gave a like to a 2006 post:hmmm:
Start a new thread Herbie, its gunna be less pain.

 

[nathanVY]

Daaaaaat thread dig.

Question seems like a no brainer... LS2, being out of a HSV would take the plate every time. L98s have a lot of issues with oil pumps and lifter noise, not sure if LS2s have the same trouble.

 

[Grennan]

Daaaaaat thread dig.

Question seems like a no brainer... LS2, being out of a HSV would take the plate every time. L98s have a lot of issues with oil pumps and lifter noise, not sure if LS2s have the same trouble.

The LS2 was the very early variant though and almost every LS block in existence has lifter noise and can suffer from oil pump drama. Its essentially the same engine, the L76 and the L98 are both based off the LS2, the difference is AFM. The L98s originally had the AFM hardware but it was put in the bin.

 

[Heron SSV]

L98's have better flowing heads

 

[Grennan]

Did the L98 get the L92 heads?

*EDIT*

Good thread on the LS1 forums -

http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?95821-LS2-vs-L98-vs-L76-which-is-supreme

General consensus is that due to the head styling the L98 and L76 wins.

Remember, the power output from a HSV LS2 is mostly down to slightly larger exhaust and a tune.

 

[PIR4TE]

Also GenIV (L98/L76/L77/LS3) has much better manifold, more accurate timing via reluctor resolution and ECU for customisation, but apart from that LS2 and L98 are the same performance wise, despite LS2 having more lift and duration and smaller chamber (higher CR).