I agree it is a bit slower, which surprised me given the optimisations built into XOOPS2.
Wayne, if the grumpies on the site force you to go back to XOOPS 1.3 Im sure between the three sites that use it ( AmigaWorld, Targhan's Morphzone and your Amiga.org ) we can manage patching any exploits and bugs that get found between us.
BTW, only main XOOPS support for 1.3 has been dropped but Im guessing your hosting provider mandated the upgrade.