Oren,
Since I've been saving most of the keyboard parts for my analogue synths(Alesis Ion in this case,until I get my X-Station),it has left me with more room to play with effects for just the drums-meaning that I have 5 insert effects to play with on my Korg.
For the drum tracks in this piece,I've used a combination of compresser,7 band eq and a pitch shifter effect to get that mechanical feel.
Speaking of hot rods...I used to have a 71 Dodge Dart stuffed with a 318 V8 and the muffler pipe was disengaged from the manifold,along with busted engine mounts on the right side....so you can imagine what that sounded like when it took off!
Thanks for your poetic review & compliments.
Thom