The average Joe most likely thinks the sound is indicative of a malfunctioning vehicle. Regardless, if that is the perception, I appreciate the insight.

I highly doubt that.

 

hahah that second sound clip is hilarious, its like "pssshhh wobble wobble"

 

You sure?
There are many types of BOV's with different sounds also. Hell I bought my Tial because its dependable and works not because it makes a cool sound.

 

i like the sound a of a blow off valve tho. it's kind of synonomus with the sound of a nice exhaust system or a turbo spooling.

 

+1, but it sounds like a "whip" sound effect instead of the BOV noise. I think the air rushes to the wall of the intake tube and makes the noise more then anything.

 

OK, so far we have:

1. "The Fast and the Furious"

2. " i enjyed watching people jump"

3. "You don't hear that from your "average" cars."

4. "noise gets attention" (goes hand-in-hand with reason 2)

5. "it's kind of synonomus with the sound of a nice exhaust system or a turbo spooling." (not unlike reason 3)

Edit: almost forgot...

6. "To let the average whomever know your driving a Turboed car" (similar to reasons 3 and 5)

 

I'm sure that there's something that you do or like that other people are like "Why the hell do you like that"

 

Sorry?

The sound I linked in the original post is the one that puzzled me.

 

that fake BOV thing they sell doesnt even sound like one IMO

 

I'm positive of that.

If you ask me why I like something, I'll most likely be able to tell you. So far, I haven't heard many reasons other than those that hinge on the individual's perception of being seen by others.

 

some say a cucumber taste better pickled......




i personally like the whooooshing sound but not too loud. it's intimidating and shows that you're boosted.

 

If you can't go fast...then sound fast! Same reason rednecks buy a brand new pick-em-up and put some POS exhaust on it!

 

When I was young, I had my 1989 Toyota Supra turbo with HKS BOV to VTA.(need to add HKS VPC to solve the idle problem that like our evo's). At that time not too many people know what is the BOV ?? The cool sound make people turn head. everyone want to check out my car when I go street racing on weekend night. Now I am 40 , stock evo 9 BOV sounds just fine for me

 

I think the bov vent to air is all a matter of opinion. I do think it is rather retarded when people vent their bov and suffer ideling problems. If you can do it without having that problem, I say go ahead with the cool whoosh. I have the greddy type s and has worked great. It is currently recirculating and has been since I bought it. I have had the AEM ems for about three months now and just recently decided to vent my bov because I wont suffer on idle. So my greddy plug is on the way. Ha.... I laugh at myself because I like the cheesy whoosh "Paul Walker" sound. Turbo cars are meant to be heard, so lets here them roar!!

If I wanted a quite car I would have stuck with my old pos IS300

 

exactly. Although i do enjoy the sound of bov, it's definetely not on my top 10 mods list.