I don't care if I need to run the ballast resistor in (sarcasm), the diagram from MSD states the wire connects "from the origional coil (+) terminal".
OK, I REREAD THE POSTS! Especially Dave and Joe's and it smacked me right upside the head. Thanks guys. following the diagram for electronic distributor in Joe's post and reading Dave's post, run the small red wire to the old (+) coil wire (dark blue wire), leave the white wire alone, run the violet/green harness to the distributor wires but don't connect to the main harness.
To add fuel to the fire...once you guys installed the MSD, did you leave the orange box/wire installed?