Serpent to 1/10th EP Touring Kit S400
05-31-2008, 06:56 AM
#2117
hi guys, wat u guys think bout spektrum telemetry set ??
http://www.spektrumrc.com/Products/D...ProdID=SPM1305
will it worth to buy ???
guys, i jus notice cyclone Pivot ball can fit into s400....HPI got 1 Delrin Pivot ball which i think will be more smoother than d steel 1....
http://www.spektrumrc.com/Products/D...ProdID=SPM1305
will it worth to buy ???
guys, i jus notice cyclone Pivot ball can fit into s400....HPI got 1 Delrin Pivot ball which i think will be more smoother than d steel 1....
The steel pivot balls are fine, they dont wear out, and the arm pivots on the pin, the pin doesnt pivot on the ball, so they wouldn't be any sort of upgrade anyway.
05-31-2008, 01:00 PM
#2119
Tech Regular
I ran the geared diff indoors on carpet with a one way and the car felt great. Outdoors with it in the car with a spool in the front I find that the car has a tendency to oversteer as I am putting the power down - it trys to keep steering as I try to come out of the corner (if that makes sense).
Is there anything I can do to help this - tried it with 5000wt oil and all gears and 2000wt with one pair of the gears removed.
Can I also ask if anyone has started to build their ball diffs with ceramic balls or has any secrets for building a good diff as mine get quite 'gritty' pretty quickly and I am having to build them again after each race day. I do run it pretty tight in 10.5 brushless.
Is there anything I can do to help this - tried it with 5000wt oil and all gears and 2000wt with one pair of the gears removed.
Can I also ask if anyone has started to build their ball diffs with ceramic balls or has any secrets for building a good diff as mine get quite 'gritty' pretty quickly and I am having to build them again after each race day. I do run it pretty tight in 10.5 brushless.
05-31-2008, 04:03 PM
#2120
I'd say you may want to try 5000 wt with 2 gears in it. Going with a thinner oil and fewer gears is probably going to make a really loose diff. 5000 with all the gears may make a really tight diff. Both of those could cause oversteer on exit. But I haven't had a chance to run the gear diff in a TC so I may be way off.
05-31-2008, 08:13 PM
#2121
guys, can share out how u guys do cleaning on bearing ???
i saw some ppl using bearing blaster, i wonder it's reli tat effective or jus wasting some bucks on it ?
thanks randy for ur advise....u was good in reedy race...hope u will have more luck in ur coming race....myself too ever encounter bad luck during race....
i saw some ppl using bearing blaster, i wonder it's reli tat effective or jus wasting some bucks on it ?
thanks randy for ur advise....u was good in reedy race...hope u will have more luck in ur coming race....myself too ever encounter bad luck during race....
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05-31-2008, 09:01 PM
#2123
Don't know if you are Yohan or not....anyway going back to topic... revision sets actually should have being named "maintenance set". It's has being in the market since long time. Basically includes the parts to rebuild your shocks.
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On the other hand, Serpent it's new to the electric scene and we have a lot to learn. Thanks to the input from drivers like Tim Potter, Randy Caster, Butter, Yohan, Billy Easton and many, many, many more (sorry the list will be way to long) around the globe, we will be able to improve our product in the near future. Actually, for a company that has being involved exclusively in gas racing for 25 plus year, i think the S400 is quite good. On the other side, i don't think we are doing anything different than the other manufacturers that have much more experience in electric racing tha us. They constantly improve they products bringing new stuff out.
Thanks for supporting our products.
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On the other hand, Serpent it's new to the electric scene and we have a lot to learn. Thanks to the input from drivers like Tim Potter, Randy Caster, Butter, Yohan, Billy Easton and many, many, many more (sorry the list will be way to long) around the globe, we will be able to improve our product in the near future. Actually, for a company that has being involved exclusively in gas racing for 25 plus year, i think the S400 is quite good. On the other side, i don't think we are doing anything different than the other manufacturers that have much more experience in electric racing tha us. They constantly improve they products bringing new stuff out.
Thanks for supporting our products.
Ya me llegaron las partes!!! Gracias y te mande el money order con UPS.
The car is really nice. Its simple and easy to get working great. Now its time to just fine tune and make it even better, to which Serpent is 110% committed.
Serpent works fast, boyz. They pay close attention to racers and drivers input like no other company in the market.
They are working refining and making the car even better, if that could be said, and its great to drive a car you know its team is serious about always looking for ways to improve and make things even better all the time.
More testing for S400 Sunday and the great traction on-road asphalt track in Coral Springs, FL.
Look for our updates and reports in Sunday evening...out!!!
Yohan
05-31-2008, 09:16 PM
#2124
1) www.mdiracing.com ....give them a call!
2) www.stormerhobbies.com - do a search for s400 and you'll get about 5 pages worth of parts
Last edited by yyhayyim; 05-31-2008 at 09:34 PM.
05-31-2008, 09:22 PM
#2125
Talking about your Reedy set up:
Why the stiffer dampening (55Wt oil?!?!?)
Maybe you mean 55CST oil from Serpent, or really a 55wt oil?It seems like with the thicker oil the car wont roll as much and maybe be more reactive, but have less turn in...that's where your previously mentioned 3 set up changes to get more turn in come into play?
05-31-2008, 09:36 PM
#2127
I ran the geared diff indoors on carpet with a one way and the car felt great. Outdoors with it in the car with a spool in the front I find that the car has a tendency to oversteer as I am putting the power down - it trys to keep steering as I try to come out of the corner (if that makes sense).
Is there anything I can do to help this - tried it with 5000wt oil and all gears and 2000wt with one pair of the gears removed.
Can I also ask if anyone has started to build their ball diffs with ceramic balls or has any secrets for building a good diff as mine get quite 'gritty' pretty quickly and I am having to build them again after each race day. I do run it pretty tight in 10.5 brushless.
Is there anything I can do to help this - tried it with 5000wt oil and all gears and 2000wt with one pair of the gears removed.
Can I also ask if anyone has started to build their ball diffs with ceramic balls or has any secrets for building a good diff as mine get quite 'gritty' pretty quickly and I am having to build them again after each race day. I do run it pretty tight in 10.5 brushless.
Butter
05-31-2008, 10:04 PM
#2129
Like Randy said, have your LHS order the parts. If they cannot or try
1) www.mdiracing.com ....give them a call!
2) www.stormerhobbies.com - do a search for s400 and you'll get about 5 pages worth of parts
1) www.mdiracing.com ....give them a call!
2) www.stormerhobbies.com - do a search for s400 and you'll get about 5 pages worth of parts
05-31-2008, 10:38 PM
#2130
Snoopy- Call this number- (305) 639-9665. I am sure they have what you need. Tell them Butter sent you.