HEI Large /Small Cap - Tach Signal

That is definitely a fix!!!

Any idea why the e-coil wouldn’t be a good hookup for the tach … that would fix everything if I could figure that out?
What do you mean "figure it out"? Tach hooks up the same as any other coil. Tach wire to the negative side of the coil. BUT a lot of times with HEI and some other aftermarket ignitions, you need a tach filter to keep the tach from getting spikes and reading wrong. I had to put one on the big cap HEI in my Ford 400.