240 hp/340 trq for the Lightning, many say that it's under-rated from the factory, and I have to agree *edit* KBB has the f150 with the 351 @ 210hp/325trq
Almost everything is different. The L suspension is totally different, the i beams are specially designed for the lightning and the frame is thicker steel. It also has larger rotors and calipars, this is why your 1st gen comes with 17" wheels. The L has 4.10 gears and limited slip from the factory and the truck was lowered nearly 2" inches. The trucks are not evan close to being comparable. You would be closer to accurate comparing a GT from those days with the lightning and evan then the 93 L was faster then the 93 GT on a road course
i don't know enough about the valve train to answer that, but they used all parts bin parts for this truck. they must know something that we don't? i haven't paid much attentiion to the people that have done the roller conversion. does it make that much more hp with the stock cam profile?
Well, I read that on our trucks a stockish truck wouldn't benefit too much from a roller cam, but a more modified truck would definitely see and feel noticable gains. I see a lot of guys using the pushrods from the 96 and up 351 f150's for the roller conversion, they are not hardened though.
besides the perfomance diff i rather hav a 93-95 lightning just for the cool factor. the f150 is just a work truck or some 4 wheelin nothing really special...........