A short time after her public debut, it was off to Evolution Engineering to have the ECU set up to suit the engine. A 16v ECU was fitted along with additional MAP sensor and associated loom. Then off to PTS in Luton to put on their rolling road and fine tune the ECU programming. This is where things went all wrong.

The rolling road session showed that the custom made radiator and intercooler were not big enough for the job. As soon as any attempt was made to run any boost past 0.5 bar, the temperatures rose fast and the safety shutdowns took over. Clearly a rethink will be needed for cooling.

The Yntegrale is now back with Burnham Autos for a rethink. We need a full size radiator fitted into the space between the headlights - it is possible that the grille will move forwards a little like the Lancia Thema 8.32 to allow a little more space. More intercooling will also be required - it may be that a large intercooler can be mounted in the bumper between the spot lights, although at the moment it seems more likely that a chargecooler system will be developed similar to that on the Lotus Esprit Turbo SE. Whatever choice is taken, money has run out and so progress from here will be slow!

While the Yntegrale is at Burnham Autos, a few details will be sorted to complete the car. She should then be ready to come out and play for real - watch this space.