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

[@JimBiddle.]

Probably the only advert I enjoyed watching.

[@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.

[@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 👍

[@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

[@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.

[@gezc16b]

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

[@GavinFriend-j6m]

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

[@wearemahker]

Tried my best to be informative 🤓

[@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 🙏

[@stefanofarkas2516]

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

[@wearemahker]

You’re very welcome Stefano.

[@frankthomas6800]

Really watchable useful video. Thanks.

[@wearemahker]

Glad it was helpful!

[@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? 🤔😂

[@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

[@999mrkhaled]

Just perfect

[@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 !

[@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!

[@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?

[@sek_0000]

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

[@wearemahker]

Now there’s an idea….

[@jamesmcauslan1347]

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

[@TheLewismerle]

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

[@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/

[@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.