VW Beetle tuning advice

[White & Nerdy]

Recently, I decided to try setting up a VW Beetle '66 on sports soft tires. Only one problem - I'm trying to leave space higher up for a more heavily-modified version on racing tires.

With the high RPM turbo, it's completely useless down low and still struggles to break 120mph.

With the mid RPM turbo, it runs out of power far below redline and still lags horribly.

With the low RPM turbo, it just plain doesn't have enough power.

I'm at engine stage 1 and weight stage 0 (going to save my game before I upgrade more). Is it possible to solve the lag problem while still leaving room for a heavier-duty version?

My guess is it's not, and this will be a car you have to drive with the traction control OFF (wheelspin off the line to keep the revs up) and a heavy right foot. A loose LSD to permit one tire fire will probably also be required.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

The low-RPM turbo is the most "usable". Mid-RPM is the fastest. High-RPM is useless.

My Beetle hits 124mph in 1 mile from a dead stop with the low-RPM turbo and adequate gearing (400PP, 0 miles), otherwise fully tuned. Gearing is the largest problem with this car due to the powerband(s) available. You can make it do 13s in the 1/4 mile with a proper setup apparently, but then it winds up topping out at around 100mph... Make it go faster, lose acceleration due to shift lag and not being near peak.

 

[White & Nerdy]

What engine stage? Remember this car is supposed to be usable for circuit as well as drag racing, and I'd like to reserve at least stage 3 for the racing-tired version.