Haven’t you ever wanted your car to make that satisfying
blow-off valve sound when you lift off the throttle, but the engine was
naturally aspirated? Well, now you can fool your friends with the
HKS-approved iBoost app.
It measures longitudinal acceleration using the iPhone’s built-in
accelerometer and whenever it senses a let-up in acceleration it makes a
pre-selected BOV sound, mimicking the natural behavior of a
turbocharged engine. It will probably be used primarily to fool one’s
friends and, considering the fact that the app looks pretty polished and
it was developed in collaboration with HKS, we expect it to work
properly.
According to Nathan Hamey, the lead designer of the app, “Working with
HKS has been a blast [...] The partnership has given us pit-lane access
to extract the best sounds possible from their SQV. We've also
painstakingly crafted their boost gauges to look and respond just like
the real thing. I think people are going to get a real buzz out of
seeing and hearing authentic HKS gear in their car."
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