So what did I fry?

[RedBarchetta]

Originally Posted by rtstrack

The car cables have small loops that went on a 5/16th screw-in top post battery. I couldn't find a replacement battery with a threaded post, so i got a standard top post battery and bought connectors (the typical ends to a battery cable) that would slide on the post and in turn i could thread the looped cables onto one of the screws on the connector. I doubt this helps much, but I thought I'd try.

This alone helps A LOT! You may not be getting enough "juice" (i.e. cold cranking amps) through that connector. Swap out your battery cables for ones that fit the battery (or exchange the battery for the right posts) and you should experience a world of difference. Even the slightest loose cable can result in a no start condition that you described (every accessory works but the starter only goes "click"). I can't recall how many times I've had this happen to me (i.e. loose ground cable). Good luck!

-Dean

[Ronbo]

If your connections at the battery are bad they will heat up after a couple seconds cranking. Carefully feel around the terminals after cranking the engine. If you've got bad connections, they will heat up, a lot!! (touch, don't grab)

Your ignition system setup is somewhat complicated, if your not sure how to bypass the MSD then you'll have a hard time finding what's popped.

If it's not the MSD you'd need to swap both the coil (least likely) and the Unilite (most likely). Do you have the instructions for the Unilite? - wire the coil directly to it.

If none of this makes sense, get a friend or a pro to find it.