New Serpent MidHybrid aluminum chassis and transmission options for SRX-2 MM

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By Aaron Waldron
LiveRC.com

New from Serpent:
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500503 Upgrade-set aluminium chassis SRX2 MH3

Serpent introduces the long awaited aluminum chassis upgrade for the Spyder SRX2 MM car.

The 2mm 7075 T6 chassis is hard anodized and all lower holes are countersunk. The set includes the sidebars and center moulded parts to keep the electronics positioned well and stiffen up the chassis. The chassis is ready to accept the 3 and 4 gear standard transmission and the 3 and 4 gear laydown transmissions.

The batteryplate is a nicely machined carbon fibre one and adds to the chassis stiffness as well.

The front end has a separate aluminium kickup-plate which is connected to the chassis with the durable moulded connector brace. This allows you to also try a carbon fibre chassis easily in case needed and its cheaper and easier to replace a kickup plate if needed.

The set also includes the new Srx2 body which can be used for the current 3 or 4-gear car, as well as the laydown 3 and 4 transmissions.

The front and rear end simply mount on top of the chassis upgrade.

All parts sell separate a spares as well.

500504 Upgrade-set 4-gear laydown transmission
500505 Upgrade-set 3-gear laydown transmission
500506 Upgrade-set 3-gear trans SRX2 MH

For the Spyder SRX2 1/10 2wd buggy Serpent introduce the laydown transmission in 2 versions that share most of the parts.

The laydown transmission ( or lowrider) is designed to move the weight more to the front and lower in the car. This works really well for high grip tracks like clay, carpet and astro.

To mount the laydown transmission you need to purchase the aluminum chassis upgrade seperate.

The upgrade set for the transmission only includes the parts needed when using the SRX2 MM car as donor-car.

Serpent offers the 4-gear laydown transmission, which is less aggressive on acceleration and therefor easier to drive, more foregiving.

And the 3-gear laydown version which is more aggressive and offers a more agile feel. 

Which to choose will differ per driver and track.

The transmission cases have the diff height inserts included, so you can choose for high, center or low position. It’s a matter of trying which position adds best to your driving style/feel and track.

The 7075 T6 machined motor-plate mounts easily to the chassis and transcase.

500506 Upgrade-set 3-gear trans SRX2 MH

The 3-gear transmission upgrade is the ideal upgrade if you are a stock 2wd driver and if you look for a more aggressive car in stock or mod. 

Combined with the alu chassis upgrade set it’s a fats and easy way to upgrade your Spyder SRX2 MM car.

The online PDF manuals explain all assembly steps clearly.The manuals can be found on the product page as downloads.

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