Serpent SER903017 Serpent Viper 988 1/8 GP [SER903017]

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Description

The Viper 988 GP produced by Serpent in 1/8 scale Touring Car series AWD drivetrain assembly kit, is classified in R/C Models - On-Road - Touring Cars - Nitro Powered

Specifications

Class: 1/8th scale fuel on-road, IFMAR rules
Purpose: High-end competition
body weight: 2.420kg (based on radio gear)
Track-width backside: 260mm - 266mm
Track-width front: 250mm - 260mm
Wheel base: Adjustable 296 - 300mm +/-1.7mm
Chassis: 5mm 7075 aerospace quality aluminium
Radio dish: 2.5mm carbon fibre,
Suspension: Independent increase wishbone suspension system
Shock absorbers: RCM surprise absorbers
Fuel tank: 125cc design
backside axle: Solid rear axle
Front axle: Aluminium front axle with one-way bearings
Gearbox: Lightweight 2-speed XLi8
Clutch system: Centax true movement clutch system
Instructions: Comprehensive color instructions on the web / PDF
Adjustability: Camber, Caster, Down-stops, Up-stops, Toe-in, Track width, Wheel base, Front & back roll centre

Serpent Viper 988

1/8 scale fuel onroad car

Serpent happens to be developing 1/8 scale onroad rc cars since 1977, formally as business since 1980. That is over nearly 40 years of competition and development experience combined !

The Serpent Viper 988 could be the next thing in continiuous growth of this extremely demanding 1/8 scale rushing course, the peak of rc automobile race. The Viper 988 is a new platform the coming years, which still shares some proven parts of the Japan-Worlds winning Viper 977.

Key NEW features

- brand new front side and rear reduced suspension system arms in a totally new hollow type design, with seperate screw on top-covers. A corner hands longer than before to match the brand new backside geometry. Optional are carbon arm inserts and difficult hands.
- New buttocks geometry creating more steering and overall hold, lower backside pivot pins are closer together, producing an extended link between pivot and up-right
- Longer back CVD design driveshafts in proven Serpent springsteel
- New smart design anodized aluminium brackets and bearing obstructs front and back which allow for a breeze modification of parts, anti-roll pubs as well as for basic maintenance.
- Same anti-roll bars in use front side and rear
- brand new type front downstops for fast re-setting from top or bottom also inside the pits
- The compact diskbrake device relocated back again to the 2-speed shaft on smart new aluminum bracket
- New flow kind aero style bumper with split inserts to race open or shut to influence steering / grip.
- New optimized flex control 7075 T6 chassis with loads system and carbon flex brace

Other main specs:

- 4wd belt-driven race car
- 2-speed Xli gearbox and Centax battle clutch with 0.8 finepitch gears
- Independent suspension system with hydraulic short bigbore shocks
- Ebony anodized front shaft with oneways and slim back solid axle
- 2.5mm carbon radioplate with built-in optional flex system
- Front and back springsteel cvd shafts both with quick modification wheel system/axles
- Ball raced front and rear anti-roll pubs
- aluminium mid-flex system with bearings
- Serpent springtime metal axles and driveshafts
- NSK bearings in the more critical spots
- Low friction belts and ballraced belt-tensioner

General Features:

Aluminium chassisplate 5mm in 7075 T6
5mm aluminium chassis in perfect symmetrical shape even for flex and fat circulation. The slim symmetrical framework features countersunk holes and chamfered sides. It features a slide system for one or even more optional loads. The carbon brace can be utilized or otherwise not, depending on flex required. Additional chamfers are included with some pouches to steer air and for appearance and weight. The front downstop screws could be eaily reached through the base too. Viper 988 loog laser etched . All screws from bottom are with 2.5mm allen size.

Flow front bumper with inserts
The newly developed front Flow aero kind bumper is a tremendously durable device, which as extra function offers detachable inserts. Its super easy and quick to change aerodynamic characteristic in a matter of moments. By just the removal of or incorporating the inserts to increase or decrease steering / turn-in. The ribs in the base guide the atmosphere below the chassis / body.

The durable aluminium front side bodyposts are excentric , allowing moving your body to front or straight back several mm to optimize steering / downforce.

The steeringblock , which can be installed kept or appropriate, provides a method to improve the axle position more to front or right back giving a âtrailingâ or âleadingâ steering, while the power to replace the kingpin-inclination and offset. The steeringblock features an carbon plate to get in touch the steering-rods, 2 options for Ackermann.

The spring-steel steering-rods are fastened to the carbon steeringplates, which mount to your brand new steeringblocks. Optional carbon fibre disks can be attached to along side it regarding the steeringblocks and uprights for aerodynamic reasons.

The brand new long durable front lower wishbones have been in a brand new hollow kind design with shut bottom for aerodynamics and also split topmounted molded inserts. It has an extension for the down-stop screw . The low arms contain the reduced aluminum shockmount dish, which allows another away and greater mounting point for the front shocks. The strong upper hands in can be utilized kept and appropriate. The leading lower hands connect with the aluminum front bracket on really low nylon holders. The kit includes 2 variations, inside and out. This method additionally enables you to replace a front driveshafts very swift and simple.

The long top hands are installed involving the anodized aluminum top brackets, which also hold the suspensionpin inserts allowing camber-change corrections with 3 possible inserts . Below the aluminum top-brackets spacers can be used to alter angle or height. Caster spacers are employed as simple clips regarding upper pivot pins. Exact same clips may applied to the low pins to alter wheelbase.

The ballraced front anti-roll club is a wire kind, with super easy and fast available access regarding the front, captured inside aluminum front side braces. The typical cable is 2.5mm and 2 other as choices. The pivotballs link system directs the ability toward club in a smooth means and easy to adjust the tweak utilizing the captured pivotball.

In front the black anodized aluminum front axle with Japan-made one-way bearings. Springsteel drivecups, strong, long and slim spring-steel driveshafts with CVD system, and ballraced springsteel wheelaxles with aluminum quick-change levers. The available front end design allows for very fast and easy removal of leading axle or components.

The springloaded servo-saver enables easy and quick Ackermann settings. The servo-saver features a top mounted insert that can easily be found in 3 roles. Another 2 Ackermann jobs in the steeringblocks.

The steeringblocks and back uprights connect with the arms with springsteel 8.5mm pivotballs , which operate very smooth and well protected in nylon cups, as they are easy to adjust with an allen tool.

2.5mm carbon fibre radioplate aided by the the middle flex-control system. The radioplate holds the fueltank, the receiver battery pack and the built-in electronic devices bracket/box, along with the center flex system

The new center flex system include a diminished and upper CNC machined aluminium bracket and a smal carbon brace. The upper one is fixed towards the radioplate plus the reduced anyone to the guts radioplate mount.
In rigid standard positon top of the and lower brackets are mounted fixed with 2 screws.
Into the flex place the two bearings are in spot along with the 2 screws dis-assembled, provide central framework flex.

Compact composite brace and field in a single, which holds and protects the receiver and mounts both servoâs, which both lay on the sides, as low as feasible, simply a small approval allowing for chassis flex. The limit of receiverbox provides a unique yet simple and safe holder for the cable connectors for the receiver, which works as a straightforward switch and it is very available.
The optional carbon transponder brace mounts on built-in electronics brace. When utilizing a tiny receiver, the container has room to hold the transponder too, but must be tested for function ahead of the competition.

Low mounted 125ccm fueltank in a long and slim design, with a premounted bronze filter. The narrow tank will make sure an improved fuel-supply on motor, whilst the gas can go less from side to side. The labyrinth inside the fueltank will also keep carefully the gas more stabile and avoids foaming. The tank also offers elevated parts within the front, which will make yes the gas stays near the filter when the tank is amlost empty. This produces like a warning signal a few seconds ahead of the tank goes fully empty, so you can try to find a safer spot to park. The fueltank has a strong springloaded cap and silicone rubber shaped seal, and it has an association the stress line. The inner bottom of the tank permits mounting inserts to reduce volume if needed.

The composite nylon radioplate bracket, holds the rear an element of the radioplate and strong chromed angled roll-bar, and in addition mounts the adjustable ballraced belt-tensioner.

The majority of the topmounted screws have been in allen 2.0mm size.

The batteryholder involving the tank and side belt , was created to fit the greater amount of common Lipo or lifestyle packages. There is also room enough to match a regular batterypack. The holder includes a simple spacing system allowing this.

The light, hollow 8mm hardcoated aluminium middle shaft is kept rigidly set up a little, low placed and light aluminum owner, that also holds the spring-type exhaust-wire.

The last drive ratio regarding the vehicle is 2.286
28T front pulley
18T mid-inner pulley
25T mid-outer pulley
19T outer lay-shaft pulley
21T internal layshaft pulley
48T back axle pulley.

All superround and real pullies have actually holes in the part flanges to allow dirt and dirt to go out easier. The 988 has the latest pullies, with an increase of teeth, so bigger diameter making the belts run smoother, with less friction.

The belts are low friction kind as standard, back one as 8mm, side in 6mm and front 6mm too. The adjustable ballraced belt-tensioner ( carbon, alu) keeps the sidebelt operating smooth.

The low seated anodized aluminum engine mounts keep consitently the engine well positioned and aligned and transfer temperature to the chassis into the easiest way.

The rear end construction aided by the aluminum brackets holds the brake and rear axle. Its available design enables eas of maintenance and cleansing, and needs not many screws to dis-assemble. Changing a belt just in case required, is straightforward and extremely fast too. The excenter regarding the back shaft allows for gear tensioning. The whole buttocks are eliminated together device through the chassis, with very few screws.

The braking system is in the 2-speed axle attached to a fresh alumnium machined bracket. Itâs a really compact system and well protected against dirt, but nonetheless available enough to permit for sufficient coolng. The swimming ventilated brake-disk rotates in the 2speed axle and also the springloaded cam-operated braking system pads provides all the stopping energy you might need. The competition brake pad product is baked on strong metal plates and permits extremely exact braking with lots of brake-feel / feedback.

The ballraced backside anti-roll bar mount in metal adaptors, which run in nylon spacers in the aluminum holders as fundamental an element of the back brackets, with 2.5mm as standard cable and 2 other as choices. The anti-roll bar links toward back reduced arms with adjustable trackrod guidance.

The narrow solid rear axle with lightweight 48T pulley in Serpent springsteel, 9mm wide with 4 slots the pin.

Into the back longer strong CVD springsteel driveshafts , springsteel wheel-axles with aluminum quick-change levers and a springsteel back axle. Very durable and lasting drivetrain.

The new longer durable back reduced wishbones have been in the new hollow style design with shut bottoms for aerodynamics and separate top mounted molded dishes. The lower rear arm holds the lower installed website link for the rear anti-roll club and holds the aluminum mounting plate of the rear shocks, which allows a situation that will be extremely far on rear also to the surface for best .performance / geometry. Nylon videos are used on the reduced rear pins to alter wheelbase.

The durable composite uprights contain the ballraced spring steel wheelaxles, with aluminium quick-change levers. The 8.5mm pivotballs are accustomed to adjust camber without headaches with all the smooth hex-shaped plugs . The hands associated with the floating bodymount mount towards the surface of the uprights. Over the up-right spacers is added underneath the pivotball to alter rollcenter and camberchange.
Optional carbon fibre disks is mounted on the medial side associated with the uprights for aerodynamic reasons.

The adjustable back upper camber links mount to your rear carbon camberplate with 2 roles .

The rear floating bodymount is attached to the up-rights with 2 hands and held in place by a carbon-fibre-steel guider. The mount has 4 roles each part to choose from, according to human anatomy In use and traction available. The end associated with mount enable mounting body-supports , with full threading