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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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As mentioned back in January, Serpent have re-entered the competitive electric touring car market with the S411, which like their previous cars, has been designed to win straight out of the box. Featuring an ultra low centre of gravity, optimized weight distribution, high performance geometry and top quality materials throughout, the S411 should see you in the winner’s circle in no time. Everything associated with this car is of the highest quality, from the packaging and supplied manuals, right through to the product and race support.
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