Serpent 960 brushless
 

Good afternoon,

I'm reading this forum for long time! I'm from Brasil and here we don't have a complete forum like this one!

What's the better motor option to Serpent 960 with 4s?

I want to "kill" the nitro Serpent guys.

Thanks

Aldo Ramaciotti

PS: Sorry for my bad english!

Welcome to the great forum of RC-M! I would go with a lehner motor, as they are extremely high quality 2 pole motors, which mean that they will "spool up" faster than a similar 4 or 6 pole motor. A lehner 1920 would be your best bet.

Thanks!

Wath do you think about the 1515 1Y? And the Castle-Neu 2650?

Regards

According to the Serpent site, the 960 weighs about 5.5lbs w/out motor/fuel/electrics. So, I figure about 7-8lbs loaded with motor/batts/etc. Something 4WD at that weight, I'd go with the Castle 2650, which is more like a Neu 1512 in size. Believe me, it is plenty big and powerful enough to accelerate that to 50mph speeds easily. A Neu 1515 or Castle 2200 are around the same size, and are a bit large for something like the Serpent IMO unless you are gearing really tall for insane speeds.

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I thought a 960 was a smaller car... In that case, a 2650kv castle or a medusa 60mm would be the hot ticket.

Hi Aldo,

I'm not sure if you have seen these 2 threads but here are the links.

The first one is my build of a serpent 950R. HERE

The second is a build by Serum. HERE

Good luck with the build. Make sure to keep us all updated.

Regards Andrew

Hey BrianG, I think that 5.5lb weight is ready to go.(except fuel,4oz) The last time I checked 5.5 lbs was the minimum for that class. Don

Good afternoon!

What do you guys think about to use a NoVak 4.5HV (with 4s) and what's the best gearing to run near to 140km/h?

Thanks again!

Aldo

I'll be watching this. I have 2 8th scale on-road and I'm thinking of some things to do with it.

What gears do you plan on using? eg. original serpent or modifying something else to fit.

To achieve the kinds of speed you are talking about with the Novak 4.5 I think you might run into some over heating issues if you plan on running continuously on the track.

Are you planning on using mechanical or motor braking?

1/8 onroad cars are a great build to do. You will turn a lot of heads when you are finished.

Keep the ideas flowing there are a heap of guys on this forum with a wealth of knowledge.

Cheers Andrew

Hi Andrew,

I think I'm will test the original 2º gear (45) with 20T pinion and 54/20 (jato spur).

I'll use esc brake.

In your opinion this gear will be fine?

Regards

Aldo

Good night to everybody!

Here is the first video of my conversion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgG50ioLXDo


I ran with MMM + Novak 4.5, 4s 6000 and 44/19.

Best regards

Aldo

Da hora Also. Muito legal mesmo. Agora voce tem que colocar seu carro pra da um coro nos nitros.

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice ....

How are the Motor temperature of your conversion after few minutes run?

and how about the speed comparing to 1/8 GP?

my conversion encountered heating issue of motor with 2100kv + 5s Lipo... motor temp up to 70deg cel. with 45/18 gear.

and my current speed is comparable to fastest 1/10 GP or slowest 1/8 GP....:yes: