Serpent 733-TE Team Edition Serpent 200mm racecar with 4-wheel drive, 2-speed gearbox, independent suspension. 733-TE news: - SL6 new gearbox, with lower inertia, very reliable, new 2-speed gears - new rod type side stiffener - Direct Link System - SFC rear end; Serpent Flex Control rear end with connector-set - the rear anti-roll bar ball-bearings are seated in delrin bushings to isloate vibrations - the 2-speed shaft bearings are seated in delrin inserts for optimized fit and to isolate vibrations. - Mono-type engine mount - Mono-type ventilated brake-disk Developed, engineered and tested by Michael Salven, in close cooperation with Team Serpent drivers. Serpent, the racing experience     Serpent 733, Team Edition The Serpent 733 has a new, very distinct open design and sets new standards in 1/10 scale race-chassis design.   Many innovative and practical solutions are build into the unique design, to make assembly, set-up, racing and maintenance a joy ! 733-specs Low center of gravity.  Newly developed geometry and weight balance. High cornering speeds. Superb braking.  Easier to race, with wide sweetspot. Very light and responsive steering. High quality nylon and precision machined alu parts.  Serpent Spring ( SS) steel transmission parts. Centralised mounting of all electronics. Easy to build and very open design for easy maintenance.     Fueltank Low-mounted  75cc fueltank with bronze sintered filter with new cap, moved more to the front and offers a mounting-position  for AMB transponder on the bottom. Small side indent to provide space for the throttle lever. Tank-inserts can be screw-mounted inside to decrease the contents if needed. Tanks mounts on 3 alu posts, with rubber covers, capped with silicone o-ring and small clips.   Roll-bar Asymetric roll bar with integrated sleeve for the fuel-cap strap. The roll bar doubles also as end-stop for the fuel-cap, to prevent the cap to open too far.   Pipe-mount Machined alu pipe-mount holds the spring-wire , which is attached to the radioplate.  Grub-screw holds wire in place.   Bumper The innovative and nice looking new bumper sports a split type foam bumper, and the angled upper bumper creates a very sturdy front end, to absorb the impact of crashes ( if any).  ( A wider foam bumper is provided as optional.)   Servo-saver Ball-raced servo-saver design, with the steel servo saver shaft mounted on the chassis only, spring-loaded with pre-tension nut and easy inserts to change Ackermann. The linkages to the steering-servo are short and angles are smooth / direct and easy to access, as mounted above the radioplate. Combined with the ultra strong SS-steel trackrods and smooth ball-joints, the assembly creates a very effective and responsive steering-system.   Pullies New gear-ratio combined with new pullies with small sideholes to let dirt out easily.  Friction free and very smooth operation.   Front Diff - 35 Rear Diff - 40 Middle Pulley - 18 Middle Side Pulley - 21 Rear Side Pulley - 21 Brake Pulley - 20 Drive ratio 1.0117   Middle shaft The middle shaft holder is beautifully integrated in the front left alu bracket and secured with 3 screws. This offers strong, flex-free guidance to the SS-steel middle shaft.   2-speed shaft brackets The 2 alu brackets to hold the 2-speed shaft are true works of art. By separating them from the rear end brackets, it creates lots of open space to work on the car and gives better way for cooling too. In the top the brackets support the ball-raced rear anti-roll bar, which is seated in the brackets with small steel adaptors and high speed bearings. The left one also houses the ball-raced brake-cam and supports the chassis stiffner too.  Multi-functional.     Shocktower rear 4mm thick carbon fibre rear shocktower with 6 mounting positions for the shocks. The holes are positioned in such way, that when changing to to another hole, the length of the shocks can remain the same. The shocktower includes holes to mount the tank-cap strap, as well as mounting positions for the rear body mounts.   Uprights New uprights to suit the new geometry. Allows for 2 mounting positions in the top, inner or outer   and the kit comes complete with conical spacers to change roll-center.     Rear suspension The new rear lower wishbones can be used both left and right. The anti-roll bar linkage has 2 mounting positions to choose from.  The rear carbon camber bracket in 4mm thick material , has 9 positions to choose from, 5 inner and 4 outer each side.  The roll-center changes can be made by changing the inner pivot inserts for a lower, medium or higher position, depending on the situation. Wheel-base can be changed by using the casterclips in front or back of the wishbone on the lower pin.   Brake A very accessible  and cool brake system.  The brake-system  is mounted very low in the car for better center of gravity.  Spring –loaded race pads that slide on precision machined bushings.  The race brake-pads are ready to use with pre-baked friction material ( no more glueing ) that lasts and offers incredible braking power with excellent brake feeling / feedback.  Reaches right temperature quickly, has no fading and works well in the rain too.  The nylon brake lever, that operates the hard-anodised ballraced brake-cam, has 2 mounting positions for the linkage. The linkage runs very straight to the servo-arm.     Radioplate The very short and narrow radioplate is made of  2.5mm high quality carbon fibre material and ads to the overall stiffness of the car. The overall design is made in such way that the complete radioplate with tank, roll-bar, belt-tensioner and all electronics comes out of the car in one go. Just release the steeringlever and release 7 screws. Ideal for cleaning  and maintenance. All wiring very short and compact to mount.  Straight aligned servo-linkages to both brake and throttle levers.   Radio-gear and battery mounting The 733 provides a neatly designed side-bracket-assembly that offers mounting space for the receiver, the switch, the antenna and both servo’s. The receiver goes into the nylon box with embossed Serpent logo.  On the opposite side of the tank, the battery ( Lipo or regular pack) is mounted to a carbon fibre bracket (shrink-foil/tape) , which again mounts to the radioplate with nylon spacers.   This very compact design means you can use very short cables and when mounted correctly hardly any cables are visible from the outside, but house well protected inside the car. The steering-servo bracket offers another mounting position ( 2 holes) for the transponder in case that is prefered instead of the lower mounting position under the tank. Spacers are provided to correctly mount the servo’s, as well as 3 types servo levers to suit all major brands.   Bearings High speed stainless steel bearings throughout the car, lightweight and lubricated with high quality Shell bearing oil.  High quality one-way bearing for the 2-speed adaptor.   Fasteners Allen type high quality steel screw throughout the car.   Manual / set-up sheet / decals Manual State of the art, full color manual with all assembly steps and tips.  Each bag in the kit-box follows the steps in the manual.  The integrated reference guide in the back, shows all exploded views and part-number and full parts-list too.  The parts-list also shows the currently available optionals parts. A set-up sheet is inserted with a standard set-up and a blank one too. Other set-ups will be published in the 733 product-page on serpent.com under set-ups. The kits includes  2 decal-sheets with Serpent and 733 logo’s.   Belts Kevlar 4mm wide re-inforced drive-belts.  Kevlar type belts are standard (the black/brown low friction rubber type are optional) .   Driveshafts / wheel-adaptors The front end has SS-steel  CVD system, with laser engraved, ultra thin and light driveshafts, combined with durable wheel-axles and precision machined alu hex wheel adaptors. The rear end has SS-steel dogbones also thin/lightweight, yet durable, to stand the beating of the ever increasing horsepower and grip-levels.   The Direct Link System (DLS)  can be used as shown, but the camber bracket is universal, so you can also run in standard format.   Geometry New geometry and roll-centers, lower center of gravity and modified weight-positioning for improved grip and better balance. Adjustable caster, camber, toe-in, width, wheelbase front and rear, ride-height, roll centers and more.