can a 5 speed manual be converted to an automatic?

We (Australia) do have 2 models of 3.0 6cyl Libertys now, check the Subaru Australia website or your dealer.

You mean like the 3.0-litre, 6-cylinder, *stick shift* Liberty available in Australia but not in North America?

Shut uppa you face!

Thanx for that link... unfortunately, the 2.5 Turbo is only available in Oz in the Forester. Ive driven one, and with it's off-road type gearing, it was interesting, but not all that impressive. And certainly, in Oz-spec model, wasn't producing 250HP... imperial OR metric HP !!!

I just wish our Liberty was available with a turbo model bigger than a

Spinifex

LOL

My mistake..... at the time I test drove the Forester turbo, the dealer was not aware / did not inform me that the 3.0L Liberty was being released in Oz.....

Sp> >

I took a look at what you have available. I'm having a bit of difficulty because A) the Subaru Australia specs are in kilowatts (1 HP = .7457 kW), and the standard measurement procedure (DIN) doesn't seem to be the BHP we see in the US.

That being said, it sounds like the 2.5L in the Australian spec Forrester is likely the same as in the US spec, which is not the same higher boost turbo we see in the 2.5L turbo'ed 2005 Outback.

Australian spec 2005 Forrester 2.5 XT: Max. output (DIN) kW/rpm 155/5600 (~208 HP) Max. torque (DIN) Nm/rpm 320/3600

US spec 2005 Forrester 2.5 XT: Horsepower 210 @ 5600 rpm Torque (lb.-ft.) 235 @ 3600 rpm

US spec 2005 Outback 2.5 XT: Horsepower 250 hp @ 6000 rpm Torque (lb.-ft.) 250 lb.-ft. @ 3600 rpm

Ahhhh..... cool.....

thanx y_p_w... i was being lazy.. didn't bother even TRYING to do the conversion HP to KW, etc, etc....

but you are probably right....

my comment still stands tho.... would be VERY nice to have a turbo 2.5 Outback or Liberty... actually... even a 2.0 Turbo Outback would be awesome, compared to what we have available....

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BHP has not been the published figure in North America since 1971. SAE Net horsepower is quoted in North America, DIN Net horsepower is quoted in Europe and most of the rest of the world, and 280 horsepower is quoted in Japan.

SAE Net and DIN Net figures are different for any given engine, but not

DS

Go to a "hot rod" shop! Sure we could make the thing fly and travel on water too if money was of no consequence. I could tell you how to synthesize nitro glycerin in your kitchen, but I sure hope you would read the "editorials" on why you shouldnt do it. Can the tranny be converted, of course. Is this something an average consumer wants to embark upon, heck no.

Cool. I knew I missed something. I thought it might be SAE something or another, but somehow I put down BHP (brake horsepower).