I think I really scewed up during initial start up...

FIXED!! Thanks guys!!!

It was the ballast resistor! I took the old one off, and it was fried in the back. it was pretty obvious. I put on the new one (4 pin) from Autozone for $4.00, and it fired right up! I let it run for 20 minutes at 2,500-2,900 rpm and it was perfect! It did get pretty hot but not to the danger level.

I was worried so much about the engine that I forgot about the transmission! EEK! I'm letting the car sit now for 24hrs, and I will go on from there!

Thanks a lot guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!