WHY YOU NEED ONE OF THESE ENGINES IN YOUR LAND ROVER DEFENDER || MAHKER EP058

Cars are great to look at, fun to work on... but what're they best for? DRIVING. Dave's been asked a lot about driving videos with the machines he builds, but it's not always a possibility. Luckily this week Wombat's been in for a few tweaks including a new tune from John Sleath Race Cars - so of course, it's needed some road testing! The manual 6.2 litre Chevy LSA For comparison we also took out the Dirty 130 Defender with its BMW M57 330D engine swap and a MASSIVE TURBO. Which would you rather go for? We also catch Tom building some transfer box crossmembers for Mahker LS3 & LT1 conversions, and Nicky shows us what he's fabricating for an automatic LT1 build 🛠 Check out John Sleath Race Cars & GKR Performance for engine tuning: http://www.john-sleath.com https://www.gkrperformance.co.uk Message us on socials about our new drive flanges!   / wearemahker​   Mahker Trim:   / mahkertrim   Keep on commenting and liking it really helps! Here at Mahker, Land Rover Defender conversion and restoration is what we do. From our workshop near Whitchurch in Shropshire we bring you the most epic builds. Subscribe to the Mahker channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPbY... Follow us on Instagram for daily insights: @wearemahker   / wearemahker​   Our website: http://www.mahker.com​ #Mahker #Landrover #defender #landrover #defender #restoration