Good lord.....yes....all the 302's were solid lifter, high compression...blah blah blah. I was just trying to explain the details based on your understanding. This is soo f*&king off topic....I don't know why I bothered.....

 

Still doesn't tell you what it actually stands for, but it has to do with the engine. Read on...

The LS series is expansive ranging from 4.8 to 7.0 in steel and aluminum. The crank on all LS engines save for the 4.8 and 7.0 are the same 92mm (3.62). And if I am not mistaken all LS series also have aluminum heads.

Heres some LS info for ya.

LR4- 2003 - 4.8L 96.01 x 83 mm- Iron Block- 270-350 hp- 285-290 tq
installed in 03 Express 2500-3500 vans/ Savanna 2500-3500 vans/Silverados/Sierras/Tahoes/Yukons
LM7- 2003 - 5.3L 96.01 x 92 mm- Iron Block-285-295 hp- 325-335 tq
03 Escalades/Avalanches/Express/Savana/Silverado 1500-2500
Sierra 1500-2500/ Suburban/Yukon/Tahoe/Yukon XL
LM4- 2003 - 5.3L 96.01 x 92 mm- Aluminum Block-295-355
Trailblazer EXT/ Envoy XL/SSR
L59- 2003 - 5.3L 96.01 x 92 mm- Aluminum Block- Flex Fuel HP-?
Suburban/Yukon XL/Tahoe/Yukon/07-Avalanche/07-Sierra
Classic
LH6- 2005 - 5.3L 96.01 x 92 mm- Aluminum Block- Displacement on Demand
Trailblazer Ext/Envoy XL/Buick Ranier (No DOD)
LQ4- 1999 - 6.0 101.6 x 92 mm- Iron Block- 300-325 HP - 360-370 TQ
Express/Savanna/Silverado HD's/Sierra HD's/ 02-05 Denali
LQ9- 2002- 6.0 101.6 x 92 mm- Iron Block- 345 hp-380 tq- Flat top pistons
02-05 Cadillac trucks and Suv's/ 03-05 Silverado SS/ 04-05
Silverado and Sierra HO/ 06-07 Silverado and Sierra VortexMax
L76- 2006- 6.0 101.6 x 92 mm- displacement on demand- 355hp/365tq,
variable timing
06 Suburban/Avalanche will be available in the 08 G8
L92- 2007- 6.0 101.6 x 92 mm- Aluminum Block-Variable timing 403HP/417TQ
07 up Escalade/07 up Denali/07 up Sierra/ 07 up H2
L98 (not TPI version L98 Austrailian only L76 derivitive) 6.0 -Iron Block 362
HP/ 391 TQ
Holden Cars Commodore/Statesman/Caprice
LS1- 1997 -5.7 99 x 92 mm- Aluminum Block-305-350 hp 335-365 tq
97-04 vettes/ 97 up Fbodies/04 GTO/ Holden Cars- Statesman
Caprice/Monaro/ and all special vehicles
LS2- 2004 - 6.0 101.6mm x 92mm- Aluminum block- 400-412 hp 400-406 TQ
04-07 Holden special vehicles/05-06 Monaro/05-07 vettes/ 05-
06 GTO/05-06 SSR/06-07 Trailblazer SS/06-07 CTS-v.
LS3- 2007- 6.2L 4.06in x 3.62 in- Aluminum block- 430-436 HP 424-428 TQ
08 Vette
LS4- 2006- 5.3 96.01 x 92 mm- Aluminum block- DOD- LS6 heads- 303HP 323
TQ
06-07 Impala SS/06-07 Monte Carlo SS/05-08 Grand Prix GXP

LS6 and 7 should be known already as Z06 only motors and LS9 is just rumored at this point. But anyway thats all the info I could dig up on LS engines and cars installed.

 

LS9 is currently used in the ZR1... Not a rumor.

 

LS1, LT1, L98, L88 etc. are production codes at GM. Recently these production codes have been 'marketized'. As consumers equate certain production codes with a model or performance GM marketing has taken advantage of it. They've put badges on cars representing the production code because consumers equate these to style or performance. I've heard Z28 was originally a production code. I wouldn't be surprized if ZO6 and ZR1 back in 1962-1963 were origiannly prototype codes but stuck in consumer's minds as performance.

 

 

LS-1 stands for Love shuttle first run.

 

the year was 1962 i was twelve years old my family moved to a new house and next door lived Richie a 18 year old with a 58 chevy 348 w/3 deuces as a car nut in training this was great but the 58 was a dog that changed his dad got him a job at GM IN TARRYTOWN NY and late 62 he ordered his first new car black two dooor biscayne but it was a 409 425 HPnever forgot first look and sound fact tach (big deal in those days)four speed big cam 2 4's those crazy valve covers he was king of this side of the city.Got drafted she sat 2years hegotout 66 by then mustangs werre the boss car to have Richie went back to GM and through his contacts ordered the hottest camaro they had what he got was a black camaro with no engine designationon the front fender lower part behind front tire 67's had crossed flags with engiine size on top his was blank but had a cowl hood with 302 on both sides of hood no z/28 emblems but the window sticker said z/28 option whish gave you 302 290 hp special ssuspensionand 4 speedeverything else was seperate order he got 4:88 2x4 cross rran and headers all came from factory in the trunk.word spread like wildfire people would ask if he had the"z/28 meaning the optin I don't remember any 67's labeled z/28 but in 68 they were labeled oon all four corners yes the early ones were small journal 2 bolts all were 4 speed w/solid lifters and the 30-30 cam 485 lift but get this 254 degrees durationit was stolen in 1968 from the streets of nyc never to be seen again there were less than 700 67 w/z/28 optiion built that year68 thousands were built 69 were the best *** they adressed all the short comings (monoleaf rear springs as an example this wwas not taken from some magazin oor book Iwas there i saw and rode iin probably the first z/28