RcTek : Serpent Veteq Exhaust Mounting Suggestion

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This section of the RcTek site covers tips and modifications that can be made to the Serpent Veteq 1/8th scale radio controlled model car. A few people have had problems with the standard exhaust mounting spring and we supplied the below solution which has been in use for some time with no problems.
Section Contents Serpent Cars Serpent Excel Mk2 Serpent Veteq Veteq Photo Shoot & Report Veteq Tips & Modifications Glossary Piano Wire Hardened steel wire sold by most model shops used for control linkages, pivots pins, etc.. To the best of my knowledge it is only available in imperial sizes (fractions of an inch).	The Standard Spring There seems to be a clearance problem with the exhaust mounting spring (pictured right) supplied with the Veteq. This has resulted in a few people breaking the spring in trying to bend it to fit. Whilst the clearance problem will surely be fixed by Serpent we have tried various different solutions to the exhaust mounting problem in the past and have settled on the design show below.   Our Solution The exhaust mounting shown below is made from a piece of piano type hardened wire but is soft enough for the loop to bend in the event of a collision. The gauge (thickness) of the wire needs to be small enough to fit into the holes in both the plastic moulding on the car and the exhaust. The exhaust mounting wire is shown to the right fitted to the Veteq. Please note that the coil of the wire is apart slightly to stop metal to metal contact, which could give rise to radio interference. Summary If you can get the standard Serpent spring to fit on the Veteq without clearance problems you are advised to use it as it works in the correct way. We have an article that provides further information about exhaust mountings. More Please note that we do not sell this mounting wire from this site as they are relatively easy to make. Further Information For further information regarding the rest of the Serpent range of model cars and accessories please visit the Serpent R/C Community site at myTSN.com If you have any comments or suggestions about this or any of the other R/C car content on the RcTek site, please feel free to ask them on our On-line Forum Home  Technical Information  FAQ  Tips & Tricks  Car Information  Site Map  Forum  Links Unless stated otherwise all images and content are Copyright (c) RcTek 2000/2001