hey. im new to rotory's and have just bought my first FC3S and it feels like its lacking power. but it runs fine and everything. so im wondering if there is anything i should look for. or get checked out. it takes some time to get to 100. my old honda civic dx. was faster. and it was completely stock

 

Your dx was faster? :O...U sure the Rx came with an engine? Something is NOT right, wich model and type do you have?

 

First, do a compression test. Plenty of threads on how to do this on the forum. So do a search. I would guess that one or both rotors have low or no compression. In which case, it's engine rebuild or replacement time.

 

Get the compression test to make sure your engine is good and get a full tune up..

 

Over time your catlytic converters can get clogged and slow down the exhaust. Inspect the cats after the compression test. Also is your 5th ans 6th ports opening?

 

Test your compression, also, NAs really don't have that much power.

 

I have an 88 n/a convert. and i will check the compression.

 

1. Compression
2. Auxilliary ports (http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/6portfix.htm) Besides checking if they're stuck or not, you also need to be sure that exhaust pressure is actually opening them. This is hard to see on S4s, but you can use grease on the rod to measure travel, or wire them open and see if the car gets faster (http://www.aaroncake.net/RX-7/6porttest.htm).