Goodbye, you wretched V3.0 box that has given me headache after headache and wasted countless hours of my time. 
  
I concede to this ridiculous board - It has defeated me.  
  
I'm ordering a Pre-assembled MSI V3.57 board from DIY late this week or early next week. I need to fanagle some funds, turn some solid assets into liquid, etc etc. 
  
http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/megasquirti-efi-system-smd-pcb357-black-case-p-172.html 
  
I feel like this is the right decision, I'll hurt a little bit for funds for a week or two but I have other jobs I can do on the weekends to get me back on my feet. 
  
So, hopefully the next thing you all hear about this is that I threw the new box on the car with Mike's MSQ and *voila* it starts up. 
  
Thanks for all of you that contributed to this thread. 
  
- Flatty