Engine rebuild done (winter 2001):
Car still pulling like mad after 200.000 km but oil all over the engine,
80% leakage in some sylinders, turbo about broken. So after 3 years
of dayly use, engine rebuild was the thing to do:

New Mahle pistons
New original valves reworked (more flow) by Bazza
Head job to fit new valves
New Turbo: Hybrid Garrett T03/04 (as used in Saab group A cars)
Balanced engine internals and fresh bored block
Enhanced head gasket
New bearings in engine & gearbox
New clutch (original)
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THE FACTS

The Integrale is quicker to 62 Mph  than a Ferrari Testerossa, with the road holding and handling that beats the average Porsche 911, a level of trim and equipment that puts your standard BMW to shame and of course that unbeatable Italian styling, all at an unbelievable price.


 

"If Ferrari had built a sedan-car, it should be building the Integrale ... a Ferrari 348 was already on the circuit of Assen. The best time of the Ferrari in dry weather was 1.55. Later that day (it was becoming wet already), the Integrale set 1.54"


To this day, even in standard factory guise, the little factory four-wheel-drive Delta hatch is considered by the experts to be one of the world's quickest point-to-point machines. The Integrale re-wrote all the rules, and still nothing can match its outstanding acceleration and braking, phenomenal grip, and sensational handling. It's a true supercar, without question.