Steve suggested I do a more robust test of the starter than clamping jumper cables so this morning I bought a new battery cable and ran it direct from the + post to the + lug on the starter, grounded direct to the battery w/ a jumper cable, and put 12v to the solenoid. It still turned as slow as ever. Steve heard it over the phone and says it is too slow to fire up. So, does anyone have any ideas what kind of mechanical problem could cause it to turn so slowly? I have raced it 1 weekend since its rebuild. It was slow to crank then but better than now.

I put 12v direct to the new fuel pump and it went off scale so it is working just fine. Otherwise it will will run until 40-45# is attained and then quit. Looks like it only gets about 5.5v from the relay. I can hear the relay cutting on and off. Is this right? Still 0 pressure reading at the FPR in the return.