Serpent Viper 977-e could be the 1/8 scale electric powered version of the Viper.
Specifications:
- Class: 1/8th scale electric on-road
- Purpose: High-end competition
- Weight: 2.3 kg (depending on gear)
- Track-width back: 260mm - 266mm
- Track-width front side: 250mm - 260mm
- Wheel base: Adjustable 296 - 300mm +/-1.7mm
- Chassis: 5mm carbon fibre, accuracy CNC machined
- Radio plate: 2.5mm carbon fibre
- Suspension: Independent double wishbone suspension system
- Shock absorbers: RCM surprise absorbers
- Rear axle: Solid rear axle
- Front axle: Aluminium front side axle with one-way bearings
- Instructions: Comprehensive colour Instructions
- Adjustability: Camber, Caster, Down-stops, Up-stops, Toe-in, Track width, Wheel base, Front and back roll centre
- Not Included: radio gear, wheels, tires, battery pack packages, speedo, motor aren't included.
Features:
- Carbon fibre chassis 5mm and topplate 2.5mm
- Carbon fibre battery bolder / protectors, completely adjustable fits many 3S LIPO batteries
- Lipo packs mount on each side off center, low and super balanced
- 2 belt system with 5mm belts
- Large pullies and ballraced gear tensioners
- Aluminium 7075 T6 motorholder in center, simple to change engine
- Aluminium fan-holder to mount 2 small or one bigger fan
- 14T motorpully / 48T spur ratio
- Viper 977 front and back suspension and shocks
- Race-ready weight around 2600 to 2650 grams
2 gear system with 5mm wide belts for optimized effectivity. Both belts have ballraced belt-tensioners.
5mm rigid carbon fiber chassis in perfect symmetrical shape for even flex and fat distribution.
Countersunk holes, chamfered sides for lots more cornering, ground approval. All screws from bottom are with 2.5mm allen size.
2.5mm carbon fiber top-deck to generate a strong and stiff connection between the leading and rear-end regarding the car . The servo is mounted in the heart of the car and will hold large and low profile servos. The guts provides additionally space fo the receiver which can be glued towards the little plate/ clips.
Strong carbon fiber battery holders, which can be effortlessly modified to match most popular 2S or 3S battery packages. The batteries is moved more to your front side and/or straight back with the flexible mounting system. This can be regularly change the stability of automobile, to produce more steering or hold. The low and central position for the batteries create the best and greatest feasible CG.
Strong carbon fibre speedo dish, which fits hottest speedos well. The plate with speedo attached can be easily eliminated.
Smart machined aluminium motorholder in 8mm really durable product, which could stand the enormous energy associated with brushless engines. It is also linked to the rear bearingblocks to produce a rigid, yet versatile construction. The gearmesh is easily adjusted through the base associated with the vehicle. The kit includes a 14T pinion, other pinions are available as choices.
Middle shaft owner in 7075 T6 alumium to hold and support the mid-shaft and spur (14T/48T). This will make changing a spur gear a quick and easy affair.
Of course the 977E has other features in accordance using the 977:
The strong aerodynamic shaped composite bumper arises from the 977 . The upward edges allow it to be more stabile, so these wont touch the outer lining under effect or with high conditions.
The durable alu front side bodyposts are excentric , to allow moving the body to front side or back a few mm to optimize steering / downforce.
The steeringblock , which are often mounted left or appropriate, provides a method to change the axle place more to front or back giving a trailing or leading steering, therefore the ability to replace the kingpin-inclination and offset.
The spring-steel steering-rods are fastened to your alu steeringplates, which mount towards the brand new steeringblocks. Optional carbon fibre disks is installed privately regarding the steeringblocks to stiffen the installation as well as for aerodynamic reasons.
The steeringblock is right and left similar, and features an aluminium dish for connecting the steering-rods, 2 options for Ackermann.
The long durable front side lower wishbones, are installed superlow into the vehicle, and function a semi covered leg the internal suspension system pin together with pivot link for the leading anti-roll club system, its comes with an extension for the down-stop screw . The low arms hold the reduced alu shockmount dish, allowing an additional out and greater mounting point for the front shocks. The strong top arms can be used left and appropriate. The front lower arms connect to the alu front bracket on very low nylon holders. The kit includes 2 versions, low and superlow. This system additionally enables you to replace a front driveshafts very swift and simple.
The longer top arms are mounted involving the anodized aluminium top brackets, that also support the suspension system pin inserts to allow camber-change changes with 3 feasible inserts . Underneath the alu top-brackets spacers enables you to modification angle or height. Caster spacers are utilized as simple clips on top pivot pins. Exact same videos will also be utilized on the lower pins to improve wheelbase.
The topmounted composite bracket provides additional stiffness towards the front section, it holds the 3mm dense carbon fibre front shocktower and invite the down-stop screws.
The ballraced front side anti-roll bar is a wire kind, with quite simple and fast start access in the front, captured within the alu front braces. The typical cable is 2.5mm and 2 other as options. The pivotballs link system directs the ability to the club in a smooth method and easy to regulate the tweak with all the captured pivotball.
In the front side the alu front side axle with Japan-made one-way bearings features a free of play and super-true pully set up . Springsteel drivecups, strong, long and slim spring-steel driveshafts with CVD system, and ballraced springsteel wheelaxles with alu quick-change levers. The open front end design permits quickly and easy elimination of the leading axle or components.
The springloaded servo-saver allows simple and quick Ackermann settings. The servo-saver features a premier mounted insert which are often used in 3 jobs. Another 2 Ackermann positions on the steeringblocks.
The steeringblocks and back uprights connect to the hands with springsteel 8.5mm pivotballs , which run extremely smooth and well protected in nylon cups, and generally are simple to adjust with an allen tool.
All supertrue pullies have holes in side flanges to allow dust and dirt to move out easier.
The trunk end construction with all the alu brackets holds the rear axle. Its open design permits eas of maintenance and cleaning, and needs very few screws to dis-assemble. Replacing a gear in the event needed, is straightforward and extremely fast too. The excenter regarding the backside shaft enables belt tensioning.
The ballraced back anti-roll bar mount in metal adaptors, which run in nylon spacers inside alu holders as vital part of the rear brackets, with 2.5mm as standard wire and 2 other as choices. The anti-roll bar links to the rear lower hands with adjustable trackrod guidance.
The solid back axle with new lightweight 48T pulley in Serpent springsteel, 9mm wide with 4 slots the pin.
The suspension bracket and back plate support the pins securely while having composite roll-center inserts allowing for fast and accurate changes.
Within the back strong springsteel driveshafts , springsteel wheel-axles with alu quick-change levers and a springsteel back axle. Extremely durable and lasting drivetrain .
The long durable back lower wishbones can be used kept and right. The reduced rear arm holds the low installed website link the back anti-roll club and holds the alu mounting bowl of a corner shocks, which allows a situation which can be really far on rear and to the exterior for most readily useful performance/ geometry. The lower arms also hold the readily available down-stop screws. Nylon clips are utilized regarding the reduced backside pins to change wheelbase.
The durable composite uprights contain the ballraced springtime metal wheelaxles, with aluminium quick-change levers. The 8.5mm piotballs are used to adjust camber without headaches aided by the smooth hex-shaped plugs . The hands associated with floating bodymount mount towards the the top of uprights. Along with the up-right spacers could be added under the pivotball to change rollcenter and camberchange.
Optional carbon fibre disks could be attached to along side it associated with the uprights for aerodynamic reasons.
The adjustable back top camber links mount towards the rear carbon camberplate with 2 positions .
The trunk floating bodymount is mounted on the up-rights with 2 arms and held in position by a carbon-fibre-steel guider. The two arms have 2 positions to select from, depending on human body In use. The finish of this mount enable mounting body-supports , with full threading to allow exact positioning. The device leads the available downforce direct onto to the uprights toward tyres.
The kit features high speed ballbearings, mostly sealed people with aeroshell lubrication or grease. All bearings in the car ( except for the servosaver and brakecam) are seated in nylon bushings to lessen vibrations and play.
The shockabsorbers will be the latest Serpent RCM units with membrames. The threaded houses with setting-nuts ( or-ring inside) makes ride height modifications effortless and precise. The leading and back shock are identical. The RCM shocks have become smooth, and easy to gather and fill. The shocksprings are chosen, matched, flatgrinded, colorcoded devices.
