Hi, I'm new to the forum, I have just bought myself a Coupe 20vt, in yellow. Pretty much standard, it has a supersprint cat back, and a novitec chip.

Was wondering if these chips are any good? And are the (newer) g-tec ones better?

Have found the guides helpful so far, keep up the good work!

Hi mate, welcome along. As for the chips I don't know, had mine remapped - much better

welcome bass. g-tec's are ok but like patch i'm going for re-map wednesday...

Gtechs are better than a novitech, novitechs have fuelling problems from memory. Probably at one time of all the cars that were chipped, 80-90%+ were gtech cars.

A live remap is a better option, but alot more costly. So if you are on a budget or just don't want to spend loads then the gtech is a tried and tested option for an easy 25-30 bhp.

That said you should still get your fuelling checked and check that everything is OK. Also, Poweritalia, a well respected specialist are just down the road from you in Laindon

again, Gtec is a very good chip, For peace of mind im off for a live remap on Thursday, Dam you proccy for taking the Wednesday slot!

The GTEC is much more common as it was a lot cheaper, still it was pretty much a tweaked copy of Novitec.
I never had any fuelling (or other) problems with my Novitec chip, but then again I always try to keep my Coupe well maintaned throughout. If yours are too I strongly doubt you will have any problems with your chip.

That said, I agree with all above it's well worth the small sum for a proper FC remap.

I might give the GTEC a go, are they easy to DIY fit? old chip out, new chip in?

I'll have to get some pictures up too!

yup,, it is very easy,,,but u have to check the fuel though

Sorry to sound like an old fart (no comments please guys ) but get a "health check" done on your engine before any mods and that way, you have a solid baseline to work from.

In the past I've had a Gtech 2 (with supporting mods) and am now running a Gtech 1. I've also had a Novitec but as JimO says, the fuelling was mad.

The Gtech's are a very cheap and tested way of improving performance but if you can run to it, get in touch with Leighton (Flea) at FC Performance for a proper remap (check seperate threads under Traders Section). It's like Garlic Bread - it's the future.