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Originally Posted by seuadr
i was thinking maybe a transplant from a small hybrid, like a 1st gen insight.
not a lot of little ones out there though.
also thought about MHEV 48 or 72v stuff - but i just don't know enough about it.
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You are asking for a LOT of work to do that kind of hybrid conversion on a VW. The ship has almost sailed on hybrid conversions. If I could make a suggestion, take a look at EV West's full electric conversions of VW's. They almost have it down to a complete kit, and the parts are available to do it yourself if you want to. No major cutting and fitting, and the performance is screaming when you are done.
Were I contemplating starting my Firebrid conversion today rather than years ago, I probably would have gone full electric and I would already have been driving it around. Technology has advanced very quickly!