Exhibit 99.2

                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                      AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF
                         THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


        In connection with the Quarterly Report of Delco Remy International,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2002 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), I, Rajesh K. Shah, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. (S)1350, as adopted
pursuant to (S)906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)     The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15
        (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)     The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
        respects, the financial position and results of operations of the
        Company.




/s/ Rajesh K. Shah
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Rajesh K. Shah
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



November 14, 2002