Serpent now offers the SRX8e-Buggy also in a Ready To Race , to make this superb car even more attractive to a broader customer base, so also Hobby racers can now join in for the action. Top-quality components packed in a Ready-to-race package, the best start a Hobby-driver can make. High end racing chassis with top quality parts, impressive 2.4 GHz transmitter, Waterproof electronic speed controller with small footprint, which fits the E-buggy holder like a glove combined with a strong 1900KV brushless motor with lots of torque.

Race ready high performance electric 1/8 4wd buggy

- Expert pre-assembled and pre-set
- 4wd with Cardan shafts, 3 compact durable HTD geardiffs, super-easy machined aluminium motor mount, superlow longtudinal battery boxes, compact speedo-servo mount, unique angled steering system, 16mm big bore shocks, anti-roll bars FR and RR, 6061-T6 alu shocktower FR and RR, durable suspension and transmission parts, captured suspension pins, the works !!
- Dragon-RC pistol type transmitter 2.4 GHz
- Dragon-RC 120A waterproof speed controller
- Dragon-RC power full 1900kv brushless sensorless motor
- Dragon-RC 15kg strong servo with metal gears
- Dragon-RC high grip premounted racetyres and wheels
- Pre-painted and precut bodyshell and large nylon rear aero-wing
- Full color user manual and decal set included

FEATURES

Transmitter and receiver
The DragonRC pistol type transmitter
The small and light receiver is fitted inside the radiobox of the car.

Speed
controller

The electronic speed controller is a fully
Waterproof 120A from DragonRC with a
small footprint which fits the SRX8e RTR
like a glove. The new modern design is very
small and attractive looking. Top-quality
soft silicone covered cables.

Brushless
motor

The DragonRC brushless sensorless motor is
a strong 1900kv unit which gives lots of
torque and amazing top speed. , and is
anodized in same bronze color as the other
alu parts of the car.

Chassis
motor

Chassis plate in 3mm 6061-T6 aluminium.
Kick-up angle on front for stabile landings.
Countersunk holes. Slots to locate the front
and rear suspension mounts precisely. Angled
sides to increase stiffness.

Bumper

Aligned with chassis kick-up for precise
landings and to protect front suspension
small footprint which fits the SRX8e RTR
like a glove. The new modern design is very
small and attractive looking. Top-quality
holder and anti-roll bar.

Chassis
stiffners

Composite stiffner front and rear, to give
extra stiffness, but still allow some flex as
needed.

Central radio
/ servo mount

Composite compact radiobox which offers
good space for the steering servo and the
receiver.

Battery-cases / side-guards

The main eyecatchers are the extremely low laydown longtudinal placed battery-packs at each side of the car, being part of the side-guards, securely fastened with a Velcro strap, for easy and fast battery changes. The weight low in the car and in the right position, well balanced. The Lipo holders comply with ROAR legal packs/dimensions.

Motor mount:

The motor is placed in the most optimal position in the car, keeping motor-forces and transmission parts/alignment in mind. Only one-screw is needed to secure the BL motor, in the nicely designed durable machined aluminum motor mount. Space for additional motor-cooling available as needed.

The space for the motor allows a maximum motor-length of 70mm, which covers most widely used motors ( except for the truggy/monster truck motors).

Steering
blocks
assembly

Composite steering blocks combined with
10 degr C-hubs for precise steering. Spring
steel wheel-axles with large size bearings
and larger inner with precision threaded
aluminum wheel-hubs with offset . Flanged
and serrated wheel nuts to guarantee that
you will not loose a wheel nut in a race.

Front
suspension

Durable oversized lower suspension arms
in strong composite nylon. On the lower
side the downstops screws are mounted.
The lower shock-mounting pins are secured
with a small grubscrew from the bottom.

Front and
rear anti-roll
bar

The front anti-roll bar system, consist of a
spring steel bend wire, which is guided
through the diff-cases and runs in steel
adaptors. The wire is linked to the lower
suspension arm, with a captured adjustable
threaded pivot ball, for very precise and low
friction operation and easy tuning.

Shocktower
and
bodymounts front

4mm thick 6061T6 aluminium anodized
shocktower with 3 upper positioning holes
for the shocks and 4 holes for roll-center
positions. 1 centrally located bodymount.

Rear
suspension
arms

Durable longer oversized lower suspension
arms in strong composite nylon. On the
lower side the downstops screws are
mounted. The lower shock-mounting pins
are secured with a small grubscrew from the bottom.

Rear
uprights
assembly

Composite uprights with 3 upper roll-center
positions. Strong steel track-rods with L/R
threading and strong balljoints to pre-set
camber. Hard steel wheel-axles with large
size bearings and larger inner ones with
precision threaded aluminum wheel-hubs
with offset. Flanged and serrated wheel
nuts to guarantee that you will not loose a
wheel nut in a race.

Shocktower
rear

4mm thick 6061-T6 aluminium shocktower
, integrated into the rear section for extra
stiffness, with 4 upper positioning holes for
the shocks and 4 holes for roll-center positions.

Wing mount and bodymounts rear
Composite rear straight MD wing,
with a strong nylon mount,
with angle adjustment. Central rear bodymount.

Shock
absorbers
RCM big-bore
16mm

Anodized aluminium shock bodies with durable
4mm shock-rods. Adjustable nut to set the ride
height setting. Shocks use large diameter
membranes and large diameter O-rings and
bushings to create a supersmooth and
leak-proof package. Large diameter pistons are
held in place by a nut on the polished
shock-rods tops. Open type spring retainer to
let dirt out easy.

Color-coded progressive shock springs are
supplied for the 1st standard set-up and all
springs are grinded flat top and bottom, and
checked individually for tension
and length and are matched.

Compact gear differentials

Large Volume Differentials and oversized gears.
One of those must haves are high volume large internal gear diffs. We manned up here, and went back to
the drawing board and completely re-tooled our differential approach. The internal gears are a staggering
Mod 1.25 which puts them at the largest in the market place. Hardened spring-steel diff-coupler 13T with
connector running in 2 oversized bearings The Cobra-E uses a 13T / 44T combo Gearing and a 44T central spur
gear. This drive ratio will provide amazing acceleration combined with the low vehicle weight.

Front and rear drive

The front has captured driveshafts using a CVD system. The rear has durable brown
S2 steel driveshafts with hard steel pins.

BODY

Serpent superlow Cobra E buggy body, fully pre-painted in a very attractive design
and pre-cut too. The very low body has excellent handling, also supreme in jumps.
Rear wing, the straight MD rear wing is included for great downforce and straight
line stability.

Oils and grease

Top-quality silicone shock-oil, silicone diff oil and some grease is used to meet the standard set-up.

Manual and set-up

Full color user manual with easy to follow steps, exploded views for easy spares ordering. A separate manual for the transmitter and the speed controller is included.

Decals

Black and white promo body-decals ; Serpent generic and SRX8e ones.

Packing

The RTR kit is packed in a color full large strong packing box with protection for car and transmitter.

Service and Support

The Serpent distributor, dealer or agent is your source for more info, but also the Serpent website and Facebook groups.

Needed to complete the car:

- 4 x AA batteries for the transmitter
- 2 x Lipo hard-packs 3800 mA or more
- (charging equipment/ power supply)