Red Domination
As one of the local Subaru veterans, Erik Allas has been a long time and well-loved member of the Northwest Subaru community. He was one of the first people I ever met in the local scene here, and continues to be a very close friend and fellow photographer (and that’s not just because we’re both GB&D). His 2001 2.5RS has gone through many iterations, from being purely a street car, to being a best in class car show winner, to now being an extremely fast and capable daily driver. I still remember when I first photochopped on some bronze Volk CE28Ns onto his car and told him that THOSE were the wheels he needed; and wouldn’t you know it, he went and got them.
I really can’t think of anyone more experienced in different Subaru performance ideas than Erik. The only thing he hasn’t tried is supercharging…he first started off running nitrous, then threw on a Ludespeed Stage 3 turbo kit (that coincidentally, uses a T3/T4 turbo) and tuned the car himself with the Link Plus standalone, and then finally went with a EJ205 swap with a full TurboXS Stage 4+ kit, much in thanks to both World One and Pacific Import Auto in Tacoma, WA. On top of winning Best Subaru at a number of local car shows and having a lengthy Subiesport Magazine feature on his car and motor swap, Erik ran his fastest 13.1 with a bogging 2.2 60-foot at this year’s Battle of the Imports, besting his previous 13.2 with a 1.8 60-foot with his old turbo kit. 12s were pretty much a given with a better launch, but unfortunately the car was retired thanks to a broken alternator belt. Erik has since left the Subaru world, but hopefully we’ll be posting his new car here soon.
