<description>&lt;p&gt;In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney grabs an hour with Ben Barker at Motor and Diesel Engineering.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;From the very early days of Perkins diesel converting classic Range Rovers to developing the latest complete drop-in conversion kits for all manner of Land Rover including fitting ULEZ-compliant petrol engines into Defenders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ben mentions his early Land Rover One Ten County Station Wagon, which may well be giving its 2.25 petrol four-cylinder for rather more modern power, while the mods will remain fully reversible.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 300Tdi gets some serious upgrades at Motor and Diesel, with one of their most popular conversions being a conversion to 2.8 litres – more power and torque especially when combined with one of M&amp;amp;D's variable nozzle turbochargers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ben is also quick to sing the praises of his Discovery 4 – on 170,000 miles on its original engine and driven hard every day, despite needing yet another park brake module...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As always, we love to hear your stories and get your feedback and questions – send us an email on &lt;a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:editorial@lrm.co.uk"&gt;editorial@lrm.co.uk&lt;/a&gt; – and enjoy the episode.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The LRM Podcast

Land Rover Monthly

50+ years of engine conversions: an hour with Motor & Diesel Engineering

JUN 3, 202657 MIN
The LRM Podcast

50+ years of engine conversions: an hour with Motor & Diesel Engineering

JUN 3, 202657 MIN

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<p>In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney grabs an hour with Ben Barker at Motor and Diesel Engineering.</p><p>From the very early days of Perkins diesel converting classic Range Rovers to developing the latest complete drop-in conversion kits for all manner of Land Rover including fitting ULEZ-compliant petrol engines into Defenders.</p><p>Ben mentions his early Land Rover One Ten County Station Wagon, which may well be giving its 2.25 petrol four-cylinder for rather more modern power, while the mods will remain fully reversible.</p><p>The 300Tdi gets some serious upgrades at Motor and Diesel, with one of their most popular conversions being a conversion to 2.8 litres – more power and torque especially when combined with one of M&amp;D's variable nozzle turbochargers.</p><p>Ben is also quick to sing the praises of his Discovery 4 – on 170,000 miles on its original engine and driven hard every day, despite needing yet another park brake module...</p><p>As always, we love to hear your stories and get your feedback and questions – send us an email on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> – and enjoy the episode.</p>