Got this Super Beetle running last night

So the oil in this ‘72 super beetle had A LOT of gas in it and it woudnt turn over! We drained the oil , took off the Solex carb, cleaned the float bowl, sprayed a bunch of cleaner through all the passages, and put it back on. Got it to run again ! Hopefully we will change plugs and change cap & rotor , maybe adjust valves and see if we can get it to run better.

Love these old Vee Dubs.

I got a 73 Thing last year. It’s got the stock 1600 type 1 dual port engine in it. It runs reliably but only gets up to about 40-45 and I would expect a little more…not sure how much, but definitely more than that. My mechanic put a new (Chinese) carburetor on it not long after I bought it. Also, I recently moved the fuel filter out of the engine bay and replaced the old plastic filter with a new metal one. Is it reasonable to expect more speed? If so, what are some things I could check without dropping the engine?

Edit: a couple of engine pics added by request

Another edit: sorry, I didn’t realize Imgur was such a PITA…hopefully this and this work better.