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I’m confused just reading this so I’m thinking that MG might be as well. Did you swap the flywheels or not? Perhaps you have mixed up the parts during the swap. In other words, you think you swapped a piece but really used the same one.
I would start from "square one" as others have suggested, rechecking/cleaning and adjusting all components. Did you check the coil air gaps? Perhaps the upper bearing/bushing on your 6hp is whooooped causing erratic point settings. Grounding the mag plate should not be an issue because it completes the high voltage secondary circuit only, but it surely couldn’t hurt to temporarily ground the mag plate to the block with a jumper lead.