Ok I wired it up Corbin's way (#2)... as a splice, and it does the exact same thing as Armond's did: Starts up fine, but only when the clutch is *not* pressed. Press the clutch in and it won't start.

Also I probed a completely untouched stock 95 MTX without unplugging anything, and the green wire with black stripe at the clutch pedal switch is grounded when the clutch is not pressed, and open when the clutch is pressed.

Are 97+ MTX clutch pedal switches just wired differently? (normally open instead of normally closed)

Or did everyone just shortcut this step and ground permanently to chassis? (which I'm guessing will wear out the starter relay prematurely since there is a voltage drop whenever the starter relay is engaged)