Conquer the M57 & MT82 Marriage: Land Rover Defender Engine Adapter Guide (By Mahker 4x4)

[@stevepickering5866]

Outstanding step by step episode Dave, just don’t want you to “give away” all your highly developed knowledge…glad your being ‘supervised ‘ by Louis ! ❤ Mahker

[@wearemahker]

Thanks 👍

[@JimBiddle.]

Probably the only advert I enjoyed watching.

[@brianmaude656]

That is possibly the best video you guys have put up to date 😊

[@wearemahker]

Thank you 🙏 It’s taken us a while to figure out how to do a full how to video

[@off_rover2658]

Invaluable information here, convinced me I can do this myself 😂

[@wearemahker]

We’re here to help you’ve just got to buy our kit for support 💪👍

[@off_rover2658]

@@wearemahker Just need to find the right donor, was it 204hp narrow bell housing from a late E46? 🤔😂

[@Erroron1]

I had the pleasure of spotting your 90 - E19 HOS in South Wales this week. Absolutely fantastic road presence!

[@AngusAbbott-qf8xm]

Spot on with your advice to check the friction plate fits over the splines , seen a friend struggling for hours thinking the clutch was not aligned, but it was the plate itself that was damaged

[@wearemahker]

Oh that valuable lesson comes from having that exactly trouble 🙏

[@kevinbelgrave9735]

Very good comprehensive video with dos and don'ts including installation from beginning to end and kit prices. Really makes you feel you can go do it yourself and now I'm now excited for more. So Dave do you have kit and video for electrics and cooling aswell. I imagine you do ...send on the links.

[@GavinFriend-j6m]

Another really helpful video.......... thanks Dave. 👍

[@wearemahker]

Tried my best to be informative 🤓

[@jordanc07]

Really informative video Dave. Wish this had been out when I built mine, I have one of your very first kits and it’s been perfect on my 300bhp 90 😎

[@wearemahker]

@@jordanc07 thanks dude hope youre enjoyng it Dave.

[@jordanhorne4232]

You can tell hes an engeneer first and a director seccond by the way he says "fucker, wasnt even the fucking starter motor" would love one of your engines one day as a younger guy in the defender world and living in london all we all do at LR meets is talk about engine swaps and one of us will be the first to do it at some point, hope to be able to test one out someday

[@frankthomas6800]

Really watchable useful video. Thanks.

[@wearemahker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stefanofarkas2516]

Great explanation! Thank you and Best Regards to Dave from an italian Defender owner. Stefano

[@wearemahker]

You’re very welcome Stefano.

[@chrisrundlett3707]

That is awesome! Nice work. If I had seen this before I did my 5.3 LC9 I probably would have gone with your M57 kit. Looks great and I really appreciate the walkthrough.

[@olifairhead3045]

Really informative video definitely makes it seem achievable 👍 Will you be covering the electrical side of a conversion or would that be too in-depth for a video ? Cheers Oli

[@wearemahker]

Unfortunately Oli we don’t want to give all our secrets away for free much love Dave.

[@olifairhead3045]

😂 worth a try !

[@YTal5525]

The machine work is beautiful and looks well thought out. From what I have read,the M82 is not the toughest gearbox. Will this setup work on any other, such as a Tremec T56? Maybe a thought Japanese box? Any help will be appreciated. I hope you sell thousands ! :)

[@tomthompson7400]

well thought out kit ,,, not cheap , but then again quality never is cheap.

[@wearemahker]

Too true. Buy cheap buy twice. We’ve put a lot of R and D into this too

[@joshuafarrow-f1x]

Is there a link to your other video fitting the engine mounts at all? I can’t find it! Thank you

[@christopherderycke3603]

You mention the transit. Has anyone put this engine and kit into a Ford Ranger which had a 2.2 Puma?

[@sek_0000]

Trust Dave! And put your mind at ease!!! Also, nice wrist watch! Is it Mahker?

[@wearemahker]

Now there’s an idea….

[@dx-xb]

This is one of the best product how to's on the market... i feel like i could do this.... lol i cant

[@wearemahker]

You absolutely could. Just take it slow, plan it out and measure twice cut once!

[@paulSmith-vs1py]

Do u sell the plates for the engine mounts I’m after a set as fitting a m57 to a Td5 chassis thanks

[@clydepaul2895]

Can that setup be fitted in a discovery 2? The marriage of the M57 with the MT82

[@leen6bt]

Just a thought, why cut off the oilpan corner when you could have just threaded the adapter? The bolt below seems to thread into the adapter?

[@TheLewismerle]

Have you ever fitted the newer N57 or B57 BMW engine?

[@jamesmcauslan1347]

Does this kit fit the 2.2 ford ranger? Same gearbox right??

[@eneskrmz4244]

Hello, do you have any information on how to connect the M57 8hp transmission to the power take-off gearbox?

[@wearemahker]

Question answered in this weeks Q and A which is up now

[@999mrkhaled]

Just perfect

[@AAli-xy9vj]

Hi, do you have adapter plates for Ford Mustang 6R80 Auto?

[@gokmenturk28]

Mt82 to LS avaible?

[@jakeh86]

@wearemahker Do you find that the MT82 is happy handling the torque and power of the M57?

[@wearemahker]

Yes very we’ve not had one fail yet

[@jakeh86]

@@wearemahker In stock form? If so, that's good to know, I would like to go for this option but it's hard to find any solid info. Also, are these kits available for the N2 wide block?

[@wearemahker]

@@jakeh86 yes stock long as there’s no huge play. And yes we offer a wide bell housing also

[@sergeifil6990]

TD2 2.5 DISCO 2 FOR ZF8HP70-75 ?

[@lilianmuthee8963]

Can we have a branch of mahker in East Africa 😅 dave

[@damianwiaderny9847]

Link plis adapter kit m57 do mt82

[@wearemahker]

shop.mahker.com/product/m57-to-land-rover-mt82-tdci-gearbox-adapter-kit/

[@joeedwards627]

Guys

[@horseguy1230]

Great video, would be even better if you didn't use the word 'guys'' 4 times each sentence.

[@wearemahker]

Sorry about that

[@horseguy1230]

@@wearemahker No worries, I know how it is. Love the content.

[@TerryFielding-dh3io]

Just don’t now why to bother

[@marcs1212]

Nice engineering - being OCD one comment , that nice starter plate bolt ear sticks up above your cnc'd aluminium gearbox adapter plate, why not 'tweak' the design so the gearbox plate has a matching ear to match the nice cover - sorry to mention it but know your are all about the detail 🙂

[@wearemahker]

It’s already been revised but thanks for pointing it out sir 💪💪 these covers were for earlier covers but we hate waste.