Photo: Marc NY of the Mid-Engine Corvette Forum
Produced in New York at the Tonawanda Engine Plant, the LT2 is the beating heart of the C8 Corvette Stingray. GM appears to be very proud of the latest evolution of the small-block V8, hence the engine badge that reads “Built By Chevrolet Tonawanda” as well as “The Number 1 Team.”
Coming courtesy of Marc NY of the Mid-Engine Corvette Forum, the pics in the gallery are joined by the explanation “the badging should have been on the 2020 Corvette.” Although unconfirmed by General Motors, the supplier appears to have experienced “some problems with the adhesive.”
Even though the men and women who assemble the LT2 aren’t to blame, the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit may want to stop waxing lyrical and fix the Stingray’s engine. General Motors acknowledged a problem with the valve springs in September 2020, and since then, many owners of the C8 have reported broken valve springs. For example, a member of the Corvette Forum experienced misfire codes and engine shutdown at only 52 miles (83 km).
Looking on the bright side, the small-block V8 in the eighth-gen model is a really great powerplant. Specifically developed for the ‘Vette, the LT2 featured dry-sump lubrication with three scavenge pumps. This system is rated at up to 1.25 G of lateral acceleration, but even more surprisingly, you need 7.5 quarts of oil instead of 9.75 quarts for the LT1 in the C7 Corvette Stingray.
As for the suck-squeeze-bang-blow, much of the additional power of the LT2 can be attributed to how much better it breathes. The intake manifold is bigger and taller, the intake features a low-restriction design, the intake runners are identical as opposed to the unequal-length runners in the previous generation, and the exhaust systems are very different.
Tenneco is the supplier of the standard and NPP performance exhaust systems, and you definitely want the latter. The most popular option for the 2020 model year unlocks 5 more horsepower and 5 more pound-feet for a grand total of 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet (637 Nm) of torque.
Even though the men and women who assemble the LT2 aren’t to blame, the biggest of the Big Three in Detroit may want to stop waxing lyrical and fix the Stingray’s engine. General Motors acknowledged a problem with the valve springs in September 2020, and since then, many owners of the C8 have reported broken valve springs. For example, a member of the Corvette Forum experienced misfire codes and engine shutdown at only 52 miles (83 km).
Looking on the bright side, the small-block V8 in the eighth-gen model is a really great powerplant. Specifically developed for the ‘Vette, the LT2 featured dry-sump lubrication with three scavenge pumps. This system is rated at up to 1.25 G of lateral acceleration, but even more surprisingly, you need 7.5 quarts of oil instead of 9.75 quarts for the LT1 in the C7 Corvette Stingray.
As for the suck-squeeze-bang-blow, much of the additional power of the LT2 can be attributed to how much better it breathes. The intake manifold is bigger and taller, the intake features a low-restriction design, the intake runners are identical as opposed to the unequal-length runners in the previous generation, and the exhaust systems are very different.
Tenneco is the supplier of the standard and NPP performance exhaust systems, and you definitely want the latter. The most popular option for the 2020 model year unlocks 5 more horsepower and 5 more pound-feet for a grand total of 495 horsepower and 470 pound-feet (637 Nm) of torque.
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