well I believe I have found the problem. last night after getting everything cleaned up for the last time.. the bike was still running like shit.. so we popped a test like on the bike, and I have great spark and good flow of light coming from the rear cylinder the whole time, but not the front. you can see breaks in the light on the test light here and there on the front cylinder, and when you rev the bike up, big big gaps in the light causing the bike to shut down. ive checked and double checked my wiring, tested both the coils, switched them completely to see if the problem follows the coils or wires, with no such luck. so once again, back to the TCI module troubles. been doing some reading about troubleshooting and symptoms, and seems pretty similar. keep in mind this is my second module, the first one wouldn't supply any spark to the rear cylinder. so im going to send out my first plastic style module for repair. nice that the repair guy is just over in Illinois, so should have it back mid week next week. so having that said, this should be the last time I have to post bitching about the running like shit symptoms im having.