There are two great guides pinned at the top of this tuning forum. The Tuning Guide has much of what you are asking about. The Tuner's Garage Database has links to all of us with garage tunes posted. Many of the garages have discussion threads on what they feel works best in the game. I would suggest trying some of the garage tunes and seeing if you can improve them, match them to your driving style, by using the knowledge you gain from reading the Tuning Guide.