Serpent has released Viper 977 EVO 4wd in 1/8 R/C Models AWD drivetrain assembly kit under Nitro Powered On-Road Touring Cars category
The Serpent Viper-EVO may be the the next thing in continiuous development of this extremely demanding 1/8 scale rushing program, the top of rc vehicle race. The Viper 977-EVO is targeted on refinement, to create a great car better still. A completely adjustable competition framework toward latest spec and technology. Lighter, more powerful, unique geometry, more tuning features.
Specs:
- Course: 1/8th scale gasoline on-road, IFMAR guidelines
- Function: High-end competition
- body weight: 2.420kg (influenced by radio gear)
- Track-width straight back: 260mm - 266mm
- Track-width front part: 250mm - 260mm
- Wheel base: Adjustable 296 - 300mm +/-1.7mm
- Maybe not included: motor, pipeline, body, radio gear, tires, tires, battery pack
- Chassis: 5mm 7075 aerospace quality aluminium
- Radio dinner: 2.5mm carbon fiber,
- Suspension: separate increase wishbone suspension
- Shock absorbers: RCM surprise absorbers
- Gas tank: 125cc design
- Rear axle: Solid back axle
- Front axle: Aluminium front side axle with one-way bearings
- Gearbox: Lightweight 2-speed XLi8
- Clutch system: Centax real motion clutch system
- Guidelines: complete color tips on line / PDF
- Adjustability: Camber, Caster, Down-stops, Up-stops, Toe-in, Track width, Wheel base, Front & back roll centre
Features:
- 2-speed gearbox SL8 XLi with superlow inertia
- Composite 2-speed gears with 0.8 pitch
- Centax hardcoated alu clutch gears with 0.8 pitch
- Aluminium chassisplate in 7075 T6 with optimised flex and loads fall
- carbon fibre 2.5mm radioplate with aluminium mid-flex system
- aluminium main flex system with bearings
- front bumper with inserts
- brand new geometry with narrower front end
- enhanced right back bodymount
> Viper 977 EVO 1/8 GP 4wd (#903015)
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Brand: Serpent
Product Type: petrol automobiles > 1/8
Viper 977 EVO 1/8 GP 4wd 2013-2014 IFMAR TQ and World Champion, Japan Tadahiko Sahashi with Viper 977 Gaspowered toplevel racecar with 4wd, belt-drive, Centax genuine movement clutch, XLi8 gearbox, flex-system front part and back, braking system on right back axle, front one-ways, right back solid axle, ballraced anti-rollbars. An entirely adjustable battle chassis toward latest spec and technology. Lighter, stronger, completely new geometry, more tuning features. Design by Michael Salven
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> Description
Serpent Viper 977-EVO
1/8 scale fuel onroad automobile
Serpent happens to be developing 1/8 scale onroad rc automobiles since 1977, formally as business since approximately 1980. That is over 35 several years of of competition and development experience combined !
The Serpent Viper-EVO may be the next thing inside continiuous development of your extremely demanding 1/8 scale rushing system, the peak of rc vehicle race. The Viper 977-EVO is all about refinement, to generate an excellent automobile additionally. Ready to protect the 2013-2014 World Championship TQ and title by Tadahiko Sahashi from Japan.
Bodymount straight back
Rear drifting bodymount
extra ribs and much more product is put in improve the tightness connected with straight back bodymount and a 4th opening is added both sides to get more tuning alternatives
Bumper
Front bumper with inserts
The newly developed front aero sort bumper is a tremendously durable product, which as additional function provides removable inserts. Its fairly simple and fast to use with or without inserts in a matter of seconds.
Central flex
Aluminium primary flex system with bearings
the gear consist of a lower life expectancy and top anodised aluminium component, associated with screws for zero flex, or with bearings inside for some managed flex. It takes removal of just 2 screws for from fixed to managed flex.
Radioplate
Carbon fibre 2.5mm radioplate with aluminium mid-flex system
The rigid carbon fibre radioplate is one piece again utilizing the flex system visiting the center of automobile, just behind the tank.
Chassis
Aluminium chassisplate in 7075 T6 with optimised flex and loads slip
The chassisplate is a vital component as primary product to the automobile. The flex-characteristic is a considerable point, additionally weight stability using the sliders we apply although the dissipation of temperature through the engine. The framework is narrower inside front to permit a somewhat different geometry. 2 sets of front side paid off pivotpins holders are included to alter the geometry, run it narrow or wide. Machining with this particular framework enables flex in another area as right before, and may also even be influenced by utilising the carbon brace.
Completely new geometry with narrower front end
The narrower framework right in the front licenses to operate a slighly various geometry in leading.
Centax
Centax hardcoated alu clutch gears with 0.8 pitch
To go with the 0.8 pitch gears, the Centax gearpinions additionally had a need to check out the 0.8 pitch. The precision machined and hardcoated gears are durable and smooth. The Centax clutch is a Serpent innovation from acutely early nineties, and it's also in use by the majority of brands now.
Key brand-new features
- 2-speed gearbox SL8 XLi with superlow inertia
- Composite 2-speed gears with 0.8 pitch
- Centax hardcoated alu clutch gears with 0.8 pitch
- Aluminium chassisplate in 7075 T6 with optimised flex and weights slip
- carbon fibre 2.5mm radioplate with aluminium mid-flex system
- aluminium primary flex system with bearings
- front bumper with inserts
- brand new geometry with narrower front end
- improved rear bodymount
- Separate suspension system with hydraulic shocks
- Front shaft with oneways and straight back solid axle
- Aluminium bearingblocks front and straight back
- main straight back axle stopping system
- Front cvd , back dogbone drive, both with fast change wheel system/axles
- Ball raced front and rear anti-roll bars
2-speed gearbox SL8 XLi with superlow inertia
all of the aspects of the gearbox had been made smaller and also as light to, to lessen inertia even more, but maintaining durability over record. The gears changed to a 0.8 pitch which smoother compared to the initial one. The Serpent gearbox system had been our innovation in belated 80-ties plus the system scarcely changed, merely optimised, now as system utilized as well as other brands .
Bodymount straight back
straight back floating bodymount
extra ribs and many more product is put in raise the tightness towards backside bodymount and a 4th opening is added both edges to acquire additional tuning choices
Bumper
Front bumper with inserts
The newly developed front aero kind bumper is a tremendously durable unit, which as extra function provides detachable inserts. Its a piece of cake and fast to test with or without inserts in just a matter of moments.
Central flex
Aluminium primary flex system with bearings
the unit include less and top anodised aluminium area, associated with screws for zero flex, or with bearings inside for many managed flex. It takes elimination of merely 2 screws to get from fixed to managed flex.
Radioplate
Carbon fibre 2.5mm radioplate with aluminium mid-flex system
The rigid carbon fiber radioplate is certainly one piece once again along with the flex system moving towards center of car, just behind the tank.
Framework
Aluminium chassisplate in 7075 T6 with optimised flex and lots slip
The chassisplate is a vital component as main item within the vehicle. The flex-characteristic is an essential point, plus weight stability utilizing the sliders we utilize as well as the dissipation of temperature through engine. The chassis is narrower inside front part enable a somewhat different geometry. 2 sets of front side lower pivotpins holders are included to improve the geometry, run it narrow or wide. Machining associated with the framework enables flex an additional area as before, which might be afflicted with utilising the carbon brace.
Fresh geometry with narrower front end
The narrower framework ahead allows to perform a slighly various geometry in leading.
Centax
Centax hardcoated alu clutch gears with 0.8 pitch
to obtain the 0.8 pitch gears, the Centax gearpinions in addition needed to go to the 0.8 pitch. The precision machined and hardcoated gears are durable and smooth. The Centax clutch is a Serpent innovation from super early nineties, and is in use by most brands now.
The durable composite front side side component bodyposts are excentric , permitting going the body to front or back some mm to optimize steering / downforce.
The steeringblock , that can be create kept or appropriate, provides something to replace the axle destination more to front or straight back supplying a trailing or leading steering, which means that capacity to replace the kingpin-inclination and offset. The steeringblock features an aluminum meal letting you connect the steering-rods, 2 alternatives for Ackermann.
The spring-steel steering-rods are fastened on alu steeringplates, which mount toward unique steeringblocks. Optional carbon fibre disks might be setup privately the uprights to stiffen the construction as well as for aerodynamic reasons.
The long durable front side paid off wishbones, are installed superlow within the car, and possess a semi covered leg the internal suspension system system pin plus the pivot website link for the leading anti-roll club system, its includes an expansion the down-stop screw . The lower arms retain the lower alu shockmount dinner, enabling another out and greater mounting point the best shocks. The strong upper arms in-may be utilized left and appropriate. Leading reduced fingers attach towards the alu front bracket on low nylon holders. The kit includes 2 variants, wide and slim . This entire system furthermore lets you change a front driveshafts really quick and simple.
The longer top hands are set up regarding the anodized aluminum top brackets, that also keep the suspensionpin inserts allowing camber-change corrections with 3 feasible inserts . Beneath the alu top-brackets spacers allows you to modification angle or height. Caster spacers are used as effortless videos in top pivot pins. Exact same videos is likewise put on the paid off pins to enhance wheelbase.
The topmounted composite bracket provides extra stiffnes toward front side area, it holds the 3mm dense carbon fibre front part shocktower and permit the down-stop screws.
The ballraced front side anti-roll club is a cable kind, with quite simple and fast available access regarding front part, captured in the alu front side braces. The conventional cable is 2.5mm and 2 other as choices. The pivotballs link system directs the vigor towards club in a smooth means and simple to adjust the tweak using the captured pivotball.
In front component the alu front component axle with Japan-made one-way bearings features now a larger pully construction, without any play and super-true. Springsteel drivecups, strong, long and slim spring-steel driveshafts with CVD system, and ballraced springsteel wheelaxles with alu quick-change levers. The available front side component end design allows rapidly and easy reduced amount of leading axle or elements.
The springloaded servo-saver allows simple and quick Ackermann settings. The servo-saver features a premier mounted insert that is utilized in 3 roles. Another 2 Ackermann jobs about the steeringblocks.
The steeringblocks and rear uprights relate solely to the arms with springsteel 8.5mm pivotballs , which run in fact smooth and well protected in nylon cups, and they are a simple task to modify with an allen tool.
2.5mm carbon fiber radioplate using the the middle flex-control system. The radioplate holds the fueltank, the receiver battery and built-in electronic devices bracket/box, combined with the center flex system
This new center flex system have a lesser and top CNC machined aluminium bracket and a smal carbon brace. Top of the one is fixed on radioplate and also the low someone to the guts radioplate mount.
In rigid standard positon the top of and lower brackets are installed fixed with 2 screws.
In flex destination the 2 bearings is supposed to be in destination and with the 2 screws dis-assembled, provide the primary framework flex.
Compact composite brace and package in one single, which holds and protects the receiver and mounts both servo?s, which both lay regarding edges, as low as feasible, simply significantly approval allowing for chassis flex. The cap linked to the receiverbox provides an exceptional yet fast and simple safe holder the cable connectors from the receiver, which works as a straightforward switch and it's also actually available.
The optional carbon transponder brace mounts towards the integral electronic devices brace. Whenever using significantly receiver, the container has area to move the transponder too, but should be tested for function at the battle. Within our test it worked.
Minimal 125ccm fueltank in a lengthy and slim design, with a premounted bronze filter. The narrow tank will guarantee a greater fuel-supply on engine, even though the fuel can go less laterally. The labyrinth in the fueltank could also keep the fuel more stabile and stops foaming. The tank comes with elevated sections in the front side, which could make sure the fuel is still nearby the filter if the tank is amlost empty. This produces like a caution indicator a matter of seconds before the tank goes completely empty, to be able to try to look for a safer spot to park. The fueltank has good springloaded limit and silicone rubber shaped seal, and has now now now a web link the stress line. The inner base with this tank enables mounting inserts to cut back quantity if required.
The composite nylon radioplate bracket, holds a big component some the radioplate additionally the strong chromed angled roll-bar, and mounts the adjustable ballraced belt-tensioner. An aluminum one is optional.
Most of the topmounted screws can be found allen 2.0mm size, except for the surface of the suspension system brackets in 2.5mm.
The batteryholder in the middle of your tank and component gear , was created to suit the more typical Lipo packages. There was enough space to match an everyday batterypack. The owner includes a simple spacing system to permit this.
The light, hollow 8mm hardcoated aluminium center shaft is held rigidly set up some, low place and light alu owner, which also holds the spring-type exhaust-wire.
The best drive ratio linked to the automobile is 2.286
28T front side pulley
18T mid-inner pulley
25T mid-outer pulley
19T exterior lay-shaft pulley
21T internal layshaft pulley
48T rear axle pulley.
All the superround and real pullies have actually in fact holes simply flanges enabling dust and dust to go away easier. The 977 has got the latest pullies, with a growth of teeth, for that reason larger diameter making the belts run smoother, with less friction.
The belts are low friction kind as standard, straight back one as 8mm, part in 6mm and front 6mm too. The adjustable ballraced belt-tensioner ( carbon, alu) keeps the sidebelt operating smooth.
The reduced seated anodized aluminum motor mounts keep carefully the engine well placed and aligned and transfer heat on framework within the easiest way.
The rear end construction with all the current alu brackets holds the braking system and straight back axle. Its available design permits eas of maintenance and cleansing, and needs few screws to dis-assemble. Replacing a belt whenever required, is not hard and intensely fast too. The excenter regarding rear shaft allows gear tensioning. Your whole buttocks could be eradicated together product from framework, with hardly any screws.
A corner axle sits lower in the automobile, to obtain additional technical hold.
The braking system is the back axle, near the solid axle pully. This decreases the inertia effectation of the brakedisc lots because the straight back axle spins a tremendous amount slower set alongside the twospeed shaft. Additionally the brake-stress on rear gear is virtually gone. Its a very compact system and well protected against dirt, but nonetheless available enough enabling sufficient coolng. The swimming ventilated brake-disk rotates on a large part axle and springloaded cam-operated braking system pads provides all of the stopping power you will need. The battle stopping system pad product is baked on strong steel meals and allows actually accurate braking with many brake-feel / feedback. In the place of a cable we preferred the well-proven wire-linkage of Serpent automobiles.
The ballraced braking system activator is bolted in a light alu owner toward back bracket.
The ballraced backside anti-roll club mount in steel adaptors, which operate in nylon spacers in alu holders as crucial some a corner brackets, with 2.5mm as standard cable and 2 other as alternatives. The anti-roll club links toward back paid down arms with adjustable trackrod guidance.
The solid rear axle with lightweight 48T pulley in Serpent springsteel, 9mm wide with 4 slots the pin.
The aluminium backside brackets along with the 2-speed layshaft holders have actually actually really tiny ears which enable mounting towards optional alu or synthetic spacer, to modify flex. Either complete flex, no spacer, or some flex with plastic spacer, or zero flex utilising the aluminium spacer.
The suspension system system bracket and backside dish keep carefully the pins firmly and today have actually composite roll-center inserts allowing for fast and exact changes.
In the back strong springsteel driveshafts , springsteel wheel-axles with alu quick-change levers and a springsteel rear axle. Really durable and suffering drivetrain
The long durable straight back paid down wishbones may be used kept and appropriate. The paid down straight back supply holds the reduced mounted hyperlink the rear anti-roll club and holds the alu mounting plate of the trunk shocks, permits a scenario which really far towards back and to the most effective for most useful performance/ geometry. The reduced arms also support the an easy task to get at down-stop screws. Nylon videos are utilized towards paid off rear pins to change wheelbase.
The durable composite uprights support the ballraced springtime metal wheelaxles, with aluminium quick-change levers. The 8.5mm piotballs are acclimatized to adjust camber without headaches along with the smooth hex-shaped plugs . The arms associated with drifting bodymount mount near the top of uprights. Together with the up-right spacers might be added in pivotball to improve rollcenter and camberchange.
Optional carbon fibre disks are set up on the inside regarding the uprights to stiffen the installation and for aerodynamic reasons.
The adjustable straight back upper camber links mount towards straight back carbon camberplate with 2 functions .
The trunk drifting bodymount is initiated on up-rights with 2 hands and held constantly in place by a carbon-fibre-steel guider. The mount has 4 jobs each part available, based on human anatomy utilized. The final outcome of the mount enable mounting body-supports , with complete threading enabling exact placement. This product leads the available downforce direct onto on the way to uprights towards tyres.
Composite 2-speed gears with 0.8 pitch
Smaller lighter gears with 0.8 pitch for smoothness and satisfaction. The accuracy machined and hardcoated gears are durable and smooth.
The brand new Serpent genuine motion Centax clutch is equipped. Serpent as creator of initial centax clutch, is marketing and advertising the clutch over time plus the current variation excels in power throughput , reliability and eas of environment. The original variation includes a steel clutch bell, red centax show and hard anodized clutch-gears.
The kit features high speed ballbearings, mostly sealed people with aeroshell lubrication or oil. All bearings in car ( with the exception of the servosaver and brakecam) are seated in nylon bushings to minimize vibrations and play.
The shockabsorbers could be the latest Serpent RCM units with membrames. The threaded homes with setting-nuts ( o-ring inside) makes ride height changes effortless and accurate. The RCM shocks are smooth, and easy to assembled and fill. The shocksprings are opted for, matched, flatgrinded, colorcoded devices, equal size front part and backside.
