From Serpent:
The SRX2 Gen3 has been essentially the most profitable 2wd platform we have now created to this point. The prospects, racers, and followers have been extraordinarily happy with the flexibility, reliability and efficiency of the SRX2 Gen3. With the SRX2 Gen3 Team we needed to push the envelope additional, primarily specializing in flex, ease of use, and above all quicker lap instances. The subsequent step on this merchandise life cycle was to evolve it into an much more deadly on monitor racing machine. The SRX2 Gen3 Team continues its heritage of being our most common automobile to this point, sharing a considerable quantity of components from its predecessors, whereas getting wanted efficiency upgrades. Here at Serpent’s Secret R&D workplace, we’re un-rivalled in our curiosity to win, that’s a promise. Testing the SRX2 Gen3 has by no means stopped since its inception, and this new up to date SRX2 Gen3 Team is deadlier than any earlier model to this point. We are assured it should enhance your racing expertise no matter your ability degree, whether or not you’re racing on or off the monitor…Guaranteed!!!!!
Main New Features:
Its tough to make recreation altering new options with each launch, however we’re assured we’re pushing the design envelop ahead . With that in thoughts, we’ll element all of the observe worthy options that may affect your race outcomes and put a smile in your face. Lets get began, we could…
Optional Chassis with weights:
Maximum adjustable weight distribution
After a number of years of testing, on each floor we may discover: carpet, dust, astro-turf, wooden and all the things in between, it was determined that the chassis included within the equipment needs to be essentially the most versatile as doable. With that being the focus, it was simple a chassis that had adjustable weight placement and weight plates wanted to be included into the equipment as normal. At the rear, 14 gram weights will be mounted for extra rearward bias. However this SRX2 Gen3 Team chassis has a further 4 selections with regards to positioning weight. The Servo weight is available in an 8 gram
aluminum weight in addition to a 24 gram brass weight. The electronics weight is available in a 15 gram aluminum weight in addition to a forty five gram brass weight. Regardless of what monitor racing situation or class you fall in, you’ll be able to full alter your weight distribution and push your setup to the grasp degree.
Carbon battery holders and straps:
It was time to maneuver on from the older conventional holding system, that was normal for therefore lengthy. The new system is way lighter in weight, saves much more house and is extraordinarily straightforward to regulate on the fly. Held in place by 2 screws per facet, you’ll be able to simply shift the trays into 6 completely different positions. You can orient the holder’s rearward for the everyday decrease grip battery positions and for top grip purposes you’ll be able to flip the holders for the remaining 3 frontward positions. The new holders clear up the meeting, look extremely attractive and save weight all in the identical time. We truly examined a big number of battery holding techniques, having either side impartial and organising the holders to permit float on the battery improved the flex tremendously.
Optional Battery holders with Turnbuckle Battery Strap:
Testing on quite a lot of surfaces actually begins to show stuff you want or want to have. When operating this new non-obligatory strap, the torsion flex on the rear finish is elevated, which provides much more obtainable facet grip in decrease grip situations. With extra facet grip quicker lap instances will be achieved, together with much more confidence when driving each lap.
Updated facet pods and separated bulkhead helps:
The facet pods have been utterly re-designed, wherein it differs from the best way we have now achieved it previously. The facet pod itself is now separate from the entrance higher deck helps. This will enable us to make non-obligatory aluminum helps sooner or later, altering the flex traits of the entrance finish. Also on the entrance helps we added the physique mounts, after which coupled that with the rear mounts, irrespective of who mounts your physique for you, it should at all times sit flat, entrance to rear and be correctly positioned. Whether you employ the physique clips or not, the pegs can be utilized to make sure that the physique will at all times have correct alignment. Aside from the above talked about design modifications, the general vehicles width has been decreased. This discount in width enhances flight/articulation over jumps in addition to reduces chassis roll.
Carbon Fiber chassis stiffeners / Multi-Flex:
Based on our buyer suggestions for a automobile that may do all of it in any situation. One space that wanted to be adjustable was the flex within the chassis. We got here up with an excellent fashionable, but ridiculously purposeful approach to obtain this purpose. Besides who doesn’t love the beautiful look of a fantastic trying weave, in fact we’re speaking about carbon fiber right here. The small panels are 2mm thick and bolt instantly onto the facet pods. If you’re a fan of an excellent stiff chassis, we’re sure this can fulfill your wants. These facet panels can be offered individually and will be present in our “Optional” part on the net web site.
Complete New Front finish Construction:
Part 1:
The earlier SRX line of vehicles, there have been some good issues, so we stored these, specifically mounting the decrease bulkhead to the kick plate. This is solely the strongest approach to do enterprise and it additionally retains it in place whereas doing any upkeep on the remainder of the entrance finish. We are together with the aluminum entrance bulkhead to additional enhance power. This will add extra general power for frontal impacts when you find yourself attempting to maneuver the automobile forward, which has held you up for the final 3 minutes whilst you proceed to guide the race. You can relaxation straightforward realizing how sturdy your new automobile is and drive it like an actual animal. Unleash the true beast inside you.
Part 2:
In addition to the power upgrades, we separated the entrance higher camber hyperlink mount from the decrease and higher bulkheads. This permits the consumer to exchange the components independently in the event that they strip out a camber hyperlink mounting gap and or the shock tower mounting holes. This additionally permits us to make an non-obligatory aluminum camber hyperlink mount sooner or later for weight distribution, alternate geometry and or so as to add extra power.
Updated Steering Rack Arms and New Ackerman arms:
More Strength/ More Durable/More Adjustable
The unique SRX2 steering was good at delivering your enter on the radio to the wheels on the bottom, with a no fuss, no suggestions situation. However, one situation it had was the steering bell crank arms have been simply too versatile. Well, we strengthened them. The advantage of this enchancment is we took one thing good and made it nice. Aside from that, we added another Ackerman possibility, a “0 “, which provides you with an much more clean really feel than the earlier #1. This will now provide you with a full vary, 0,1,2,3 on Ackerman facet of issues. There is nothing extra comforting than realizing
you might have essentially the most exact and tuned weapon on the battle subject. This up to date steering system, is not going to allow you to down when you find yourself within the fiercest battle for a coveted win.
New Straight entrance arm and shock tower:
Gull wing, straight arm, the controversy will stay on eternally. However, now we provide each. There have been many cases the place the gull wing arm, supplied dealing with benefits and the identical may very well be stated for straight arm. The prospects talked, and we heard you loud and clear. Not solely did we make a brand new straight entrance arm, however we beefed up the internal boss across the hinge pin to extend the power to make sure you end each race you begin.
All new Caster-blocks and Steering-blocks and adjusted entrance
Roll Center:
In order for Serpent to progress, we needed to settle for the previous entrance finish geometry was extra fitted to a Rear Motor. So what did we do…. We examined till we have been utterly assured we had one thing that might propel us into the distant future. The finish product was a brand new roll middle. It is also a extra adjustable and extra sturdy entrance Caster block/Steering block meeting. You can now alter the entrance roll middle 3mm as a substitute of the earlier 1.5mm. We additionally elevated the fabric across the bearings. We didn’t cease there although as we eliminated the outer 5x10x4 bearing and changed it with an excellent lengthy life 5x13x4. We added a vertical mounted ball stud for tremendous tuning the camber hyperlink/roll middle. We modified the axle design so you need to use a spacer between the axle and outer bearing. Other than giving extra adjustability to the monitor width, now you can use any wheel available on the market and be relaxation assured you’ll be able to adhere to any guidelines and have highest performing scrub offset. Our new entrance is nothing shy of being an enormous step ahead. Progression is the secret, and that’s one thing we aren’t any stranger’s too.
Front Anti-Roll Bar Mount
A New addition to the SRX2 Gen3 Team automobile is an all new entrance Anti-Roll bar/Camber hyperlink mount. We needed to maximise sturdiness, enhance the assist on the sway bar, and make removing and set up a breeze. The new mount will be swapped out for the standard model if no sway bar is required in underneath a minute’s time. The ARB mount is tremendous robust, and accepts varied dimension sway bars from 0.9,1.0, and 1.1mm sizes. No matter what grip of Astroturf and Carpet chances are you’ll encounter, the flexibility provides you with all of the instruments you might want to succeed.
Increased house for electronics and Battery:
Servo house and quick access to steering drag hyperlink:
We know what it means to have the ability to work in your automobile, and to do it at break neck speeds. On our earlier mannequin, you needed to utterly take away the higher bulkhead to work on the bell crank and or take away the drag hyperlink. Well, we realized our lesson and jumped again into the meat grinder. We elevated the realm across the servo for wiring and likewise the power to maneuver the servo entrance to again. We coupled these enhancements with quick access to the bell crank and the drag hyperlink, by means of a brand new higher bulkhead/high deck. You can get the servo out and in in a matter of seconds, whether or not you
wish to alter the horn, or change your servo.
Increased room for Speed management and receiver:
No matter the pace management and receiver you employ, we have now elevated the realm to the back and front in addition to sides. This provides the tip consumer, extra freedom to place his electronics in essentially the most optimum positions.
Increased battery compartment and adjustability:
The battery compartment has been expanded to suit a Block Battery and even Saddle packs if you happen to want to. If you don’t want to make use of both of these batteries, you need to use a shorty and transfer it a smashing 23mm for some critical adjustment it doesn’t matter what situation you race in.
Completely Re-Imagined 3-gear Lay-down Transmission:
In the spirit of simpler to work in addition to doing it quicker than the man sitting throughout from you on the pit bench. This new transmission is absolutely the most versatile transmission to ever hit the 2wd market. With extra upkeep pleasant options at each flip, it should crush present requirements and place the bar at an unprecedented degree. Let’s check out the options we could?
1) The differential is accessible by 4 vertical screws and a couple of horizontal screws and you will have to take away not less than one shock nut. The biggest a part of the removing course of is to not fear in regards to the camber hyperlink mount dangling, rear suspension or having to take off the wing. The removing of any un-necessary components has been utterly averted.
2) The differential top will be adjusted in 5 completely different heights. The inserts at the moment are blocked into place to ensure that the oval inserts can’t rotate barely throughout operation inflicting harm to the inner gears. Sadly our rivals copied our earlier design of the oval insert however didn’t understand what we had already realized. Shame on you…
3) All drive gears have had the width elevated to 10.5mm. With the rise in gear width, you’ll be able to run on any floor and be relaxation assured you’ll not strip a gear. In addition to widening the usual gears, we can even over Stock racing gears which have been manufactured to6mm broad. This decreased width provides you with huge features in rotating mass in addition to decreased friction and energy prepare loss. If i have to say it, sure we’re right here to win and ready to maintain it that approach.
4) If you might have the differential out for upkeep, change the diff top or swap over to the inventory racing gears, the loafer gear will be eliminated by a single Button head screw. This lets you do any obligatory work contained in the gear field with the least quantity of meeting associated points. Nothing competes with brilliance.
5) To high off all the good issues about this transmission it was solely crucial to make the highest shaft as straightforward to take away, and or change. To take away the highest shaft, merely take away the slipper, and three motor plate screws and increase, it’s in your hand.
6) New spur gear protecting guard.
7) New Transmission brace with a single leg, for optimum rear finish flex. The Serpent model as a complete may be very devoted to creating a distinction within the 2wd market. This new platform is our approach of doing simply that, by making a distinction that drives the market ahead, whereas offering class main concepts and expertise.
Gear Differential
Included within the Srx2Gen3 Team equipment, is an excellent compact and light-weight weight Gear differential. The diff will be run with 2 or 4 gears and has been confirmed to be extraordinarily dependable. The diff will be constructed with a slender or broad 51t diff gear. This lets you totally customise your race automobile for any situation. Whether, you run 17.5, 13.5 or the extremely contested modified class. This Gear diff could have you lined and get you to the end line each time.
New rear suspension geometry:
Part 1 New Narrow Rear Pivots / Insert System:
With the 2wd market changing into extra refined daily, we felt it was solely pure we soar on board and experience the prepare. With slender pivots changing into increasingly of a think about efficiency, we truly introduced again the Narrow rear pivot from our RM automobile. The pivot from the RM was 2mm narrower per facet than that of its MM brother. Aside from the slender pivots, additionally, you will be capable of buy, medium and broad pivot units for much more adjustability as non-obligatory components. When we made that plunge to make new pivots, we additionally stepped away from our previous insert system, and adopted
a very new one. The previous system was solely adjustable for 1 diploma whole toe, 0.5 in or out. The new system will enable us to go 2 levels whole, 1 diploma in or out on every pivot block. This similar system can be adjustable 0.5 to 1 diploma in virtually any route. We didn’t low-cost out like many different makers, we truly made a whole set of inserts. This will assist enhance the adjustability in a a lot bigger number of situations. We wish to see this automobile excel in each situation, anytime, anyplace. In order to try this, you might want to have all of the instruments to take action at your disposal. Oh, and I virtually forgot to inform you how wonderful they appear anodized jet black with silver chamfered edges!!!!
New rear suspension geometry:
Part 2 Fully adjustable new upright:
All New Track width, axle place, and Roll middle changes.
1) The new rear uprights are a part of our motion to take advantage of versatile buggy on the planet. With so many new options on this upright it should actually make your head spin off. You can alter the roll middle by means of 7 completely different positions in reference to the gap away from the axle. Those steps are 0.5mm completely different. You can then take the identical inserts and alter the offset of the upright by means of 1mm.
2) The higher camber hyperlink has an adjustable size, which is finished by means of shims between the camber hyperlink mount and upright. The camber hyperlink mount is flappable so that there’s a good overlap so
that no size of hyperlink is missed.
3) The vertically mounted ball stud additional enhances the setup, so you’ll be able to alter the Roll middle within the absolute best quantity to good the setup.
4) The wheel axle will be adjusted in 1 and 2mm increments in or out. This will assist you to alter the driveshaft size, but additionally the placement of the outer driveshaft pivoting level. This adjustment has an affect on rear finish grip and lean. We supply the unique 65, 66 mm drive shafts in addition to two new ones, 67mm and likewise 68mm.
5) Finally, we developed a very new set of hex adapters that make all these axle changes doable. The new set has an offset of 5,6,7,8,9mm. If you haven’t figured this out by now, we imply critical enterprise. There is little doubt, successful is the very first thing on our minds.
New rear suspension geometry:
Part 3 All new rear shock geometry using the shocks mounted to the entrance facet of the arm. When we developed our first Mid-motor 2wd, Mid-motors have been nonetheless of their infancy. The studying curve was steep for everybody. We additionally had quite a bit to be taught with reference to what makes certainly one of these vehicles actually tick. As time handed, transferring the rear shocks to the entrance facet of the suspension arm,
proved useful in cornering, leaping in addition to sheer pace. With that in thoughts, we went again, up to date the peak of the tower to maximise the down journey in addition to up journey. We examined a number of towers and angles for max grip, cornering and stability. The finish product was a neater to drive, but considerably quicker automobile. We are very pleased with what we achieved
right here because the efficiency was an enormous step ahead over our earlier Mid-motor variations. The first time you hit the monitor with this automobile, you’ll really feel the lateral grip it generates. This is identical type of grip, which provides confidence to overhaul your competitors within the hardest corners and tightest home windows.
All new Balljoints / Ball studs and advance anti friction materials:
Some time again we launched a brand new low friction materials to our SRX2 GEN3 nicely we went one step additional. Not solely did we discover a good higher materials, however we re-designed the balljoints and ball studs so you may use a 2mm hex driver to put in them. Aside from with the ability to set up them, we captured them…. Class main proper there child. So many instances individuals lose their ball cups, sadly on the most in opportune time, whilst you’re main or preventing for bragging rights together with your finest pal. Well, we have been bored with seeing it, and/or experiencing it and needed you to win all these
races you had unjustly misplaced. A revolution has come, and these balljoints and ball studs can be on the forefront. I’ve to say… You are welcome……
Rear Ball Bearing Race Anti-Roll Bar
No carpet automobile could be full and not using a ball bearing raced rear Anti-Roll Bar. This totally built-in sway bar system is tremendous straightforward to put in and take away with solely two button head screws. In the occasion you wish to use an ordinary rear camber hyperlink mount, you’ll be able to swap it out tremendous straightforward. If you’re keen on your sway bars, then you’ll be excited to know you might have a big number of rear roll bars to select from. We have 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5mm roll bars to select from. No matter the monitor situations, you’ll be greater than capable of dial in that rear suspension.
New Stylish Body:
When it involves RC racing, one factor that has to look good is the physique. With that in thoughts, we gathered collectively many opinions to determine on what the brand new physique would and will appear like. Using some options from our unique MH physique which had been deemed cool, we elaborated on that. The thought was to make it extra modern, fashionable and above all extra tactical trying. The finish product was a physique, that was a step ahead over our earlier predecessors, and one which we felt would undoubtedly be accepted out there as a fantastic trying physique.
Conclusion:
The 2wd 1/10 market is an especially difficult place with a lot at stake. There are many good vehicles on the market, however, right here at Serpent our foremost purpose was to create a recreation altering, recreation successful automobile, which might be an inspiration to anybody prepared to wield one. Good was not acceptable, we needed nice. With lengthy tiring hours on the monitor and behind the pc, we labored diligently as an organization to offer the best possible product we may. Our lead Designer Billy Easton, spear headed this system and had just one purpose, to take the 2wd market to the following degree and produce a brand new 2wd second to no different. Here at Serpent we’re very proud to introduce the model new..
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