June 29, 2011

Serpent S411 optional chassis plates & top deck

Serpent S411 optional chassis plates & top deck

Serpent have introduced some new tuning parts for their all-new, newly released S411 EP touring car. First up is the release of 2 new chassis plates, in 2.0mm and 2.25mm, which gives racers the opportunity to experiment with different chassis flex settings compared with the standard 2.5mm thick chassis. Also new is the optional thicker 2.5mm top deck which stiffens the the car more compared to the kit 2.0mm version.

View the optional top deck here


June 28, 2011

Serpent S811B & T hard anodised chassis

Serpent-CobraT-hardanodisedchassis

Serpent now offers a hard anodised chassis plate for the Cobra Buggy and Truggy. Machined from 7075-T6 aluminium the hard anodising makes the chassis’ bottom last longer on tracks with stones and hard surfaces. Additionally the chassis are a bit stiffer compared to the kit item adding another setup possibility.

Click here to view another picture


June 28, 2011

Serpent 960/966 anti-roll bar levers

Serpent-Anti-RollBar-Levers

Serpent have released an aluminium anti-roll bar lever set for the 960 and 966 chassis. Precision CNC-machined from aerospace-quality material and including holders and eccenters the set is a direct replacement for the stock parts.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


June 24, 2011

Serpent 966 Monobloc engine mount & Centax-2 clutch housing

Serpent-966-Monobloc-EngineMount

Serpent is busy producing more option parts for their line of gas on-road cars in the form of a brass mono-type engine mount and a new Centax-2 aluminium clutch housing. The one-piece Monobloc engine mount is precision CNC-machined from brass adding extra weight in a low and central of the chassis. The part weights 80g compared to the 28g of the aluminium part and also makes for a better heat transfer. The Centax-2 aluminium clutch housing is precision machined from special grade material to generate extra grip for the clutch shoes. Designed to fit all Centax-2 systems, made for the use with Serpent’s hard coated aluminium gear pinions and 70 percent lighter than the standard steel version. The best performance is gained with the black clutch shoes as the yellow and red shoes may wear too fast.

Click here to view the clutch housing


June 23, 2011

Serpent 966 adjustable Ackermann servo saver

Serpent966-Servosaver

Serpent release an aluminium servo saver for their 966 chassis to replace the standard nylon version. Featuring an adjustable Ackermann geometry with insert plates in 0 or +/- 1.25 and CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium. The grey anodised part is available from July.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]


June 21, 2011

Serpent Cobra-Be electric buggy

Serpent-Cobra-Be-01

Serpent got in touch to show us first pictures of their upcoming Cobra-Be 1/8 scale electric 4WD buggy. With the Serpent Cobra nitro buggy got launched in middle of 2010, followed by the Serpent Cobra-T Truggy in May 2011 now World Champion Billy Easton created another masterpiece, based on his longtime experience in top-level off-road racing. The Serpent Cobra-Be follows the same design philosophy as the nitro-powered Serpent buggy and shares many of the same components as well. The whole central section with battery-slots, speed controller and receiver holder, servo and motor mount, chassis plate, rear wing/wing mount and the body shell are the key design elements of the new Cobra-Be.

Click here for more information


June 20, 2011

Serpent 966 front upper suspension conversion kit

Serpent-966-front-end

Serpent release conversion set for the front upper suspension to enable a newly developed geometry package for the 966. It moves the inner pivot-point of the upper arm more towards the outside allowing for the use of a very short upper arm giving a better steering feeling and an even easier to control front end. Roll-centre spacers and Nylon inserts help to adjust the front end geometry depending on the track conditions.

Click here for a picture of the installed conversion kit


June 16, 2011

SRC S733 upgrade chassis stiffener

SprintRC-733-Stiffener

SRC release an upgrade chassis stiffener set for the Serpent 733. Coming with an Ergal engine mount, updated radio plate mounts and a side carbon plate the set, which is distributed by 2-Speed, helps to decrease torsional flex of the chassis which can be useful in high grip track conditions.

Source: SRC [srcspecialparts.com]