Imagine rolling up to the track day in your Volkswagen New Beetle Rsi. Skeptical glances from Porsche and Ferrari owners are quickly replaced with stunned silence when you unleash the ETG454 tune. This isn’t your average Beetle RSi; this is a 454 horsepower beast crafted by Ed’s Tuning Garage (ETG). Prepare for brutal 1.35G launches, rocketing from 0-60 mph in a mere 3.3 seconds. On the straights, you’ll hit a blistering 175 mph, matching the pace of a Porsche Cayman R. Ready to transform your Beetle RSi? Here’s the ultimate upgrade guide.
Essential GT Auto Purchases
To start, ensure your virtual Beetle RSi is equipped with these GT Auto essentials:
- Car Color: Marsrot (Volkswagen Color)
- Rims: BBS RE-MG
- Rim Color: Silver (resembling BBS LM-R stock color)
Performance Enhancing Upgrades
Next, bolt on these crucial performance upgrades to unlock the ETG454 potential of your Beetle RSi:
- Racing Soft Tires
- Fully Customizable Suspension
- Clutch: Twin-Plate
- Flywheel: Semi-Racing
- Adjustable LSD
- Torque Sensing Center Differential
- Carbon Drive Shaft
- Fully Customizable Transmission
- High RPM Range Turbo Kit
- Sports Exhaust Manifold
- Catalytic Converter: Sports
- Titanium Racing Exhaust
- Sports Intake Manifold
- Racing Air Filter
- ECU Tuning
- Stage 3 Engine Tuning
- Stage 3 Weight Reduction
- Window Weight Reduction
- Chassis Reinforcement
Precision Tuning for Peak Performance
These are the meticulously crafted tuning settings, tested at Grand Valley East with minimal assists (ABS on 1), achieving consistent lap times around 1:06.
Braking System
- Brake Balance Controller: Front 7 / Rear 9
Suspension Configuration
- Ride Height: Front -22 / Rear -20
- Spring Rate: Front 12.8 / Rear 8.0
- Extension: Front 8 / Rear 8
- Compression: Front 7 / Rear 7
- Anti-Roll Bars: Front 6 / Rear 6
- Camber Angle: Front 2.8 / Rear 2.6
- Toe Angle: Front -0.48 / Rear -0.10
Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
- Initial Torque: Front 30 / Rear 30
- Acceleration Sensitivity: Front 50 / Rear 50
- Braking Sensitivity: Front 30 / Rear 30
Torque Distribution
- Torque Split: Front 30 / Rear 70
Transmission Settings
- 1st Gear: 2.925
- 2nd Gear: 1.995
- 3rd Gear: 1.445
- 4th Gear: 1.125
- 5th Gear: 0.920
- 6th Gear: 0.795
- Final Gear: 4.200
Tuner’s Insight
ETG’s tuner notes highlight the user-friendliness of this setup, making it suitable for beginners while remaining competitive across various track layouts, both short and long. For high-speed tracks like La Sarthe where top speed is paramount, simply lengthen the 6th gear. Independent testing by Hillcrest823 on the demanding Nürburgring Nordschleife yielded an impressive lap time of 7:04.121, earning the tune a remarkable 97.5/100 rating.
Experience the ETG454 Beetle RSi
Transform your virtual Volkswagen New Beetle RSi into a track-day weapon with these upgrades and tuning settings. Prepare to surprise and outperform even the most prestigious sports cars.
