To be on BOTH sides here....
a.) dont knock the DSM POWA'
b.) stock 3s's actually see low 12s with stock 9Bs. Add 2 14Bs, and adapter plates and a couple small supporting mods, even keep the stock ICs and piping.. 430all wheel hp on pump gas. Its actually the new 3s hotness.
c.) 3S's can be garbage... I know.. mine is sitting with a spun bearing mod... buying engine sucks, cause they dont rebuild nicely.
d.) At least there are DSM gods that know what they are doing.. I have YET to see ANY 3S OWNER come any where near what the DSM community has figured out. The fastet 3s record in the US is heald by a guy named Matt on 3si.org and he has YET to see 9s. The only reason the dude sees 10s is because he has a shop and can throw any part he ever wants on the car. He uses turbos that would make a DSM see 7s for crap sake, and he only nets 10s. 10s are fast yes... but not when your using 1000HP turbos.
Theres a little good and bad on both sides of this story.
And... PS... FMIC on a stock 3s is a pure waste of cash when stock ICs have seen 11 second passes. Shoulda bought other mods first