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Could be Risky.
I guess the electronics in the DME use a dwell time of 2ms for saturation of the coil. As 3ms @ 6500 is the whole time between each spark and 2ms are at least needed for saturating the coil.

So with 12.5 volts at the Coil ....
Original BOSCH IDI Coil comes with 0.7 ohms and 3.6 mH and with 2ms dwell --> this results in 5.77ampere and 60 mj at the spark
MSD 8222 Comes with 0.7 ohms but with 8.0 mH and with 2ms dwell --> this results in 2.87 a and only 33 mj at the spark

So it depends on how or even if the DME varies the time of dwell. And even if it would seem like it works without problems, it "could" result in a non optimal ignition of the mixture. As IIRC at least 40 to 60 mj are needed to fully ignite the mixture in an optimal way. And here also the compression ratio counts (i.E. up to 10.3:1 with an Euro 3.2 engine and 231hp).
---> BUT if 33 mj are enough (I guess not), then ... trust on luck and even less amperes/heat are needed to be handled by the DME.
See also discussion here:
https://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/1151696-ignition-question-71t-s.html
And here:
https://nineelevenheaven.wordpress.com/the-ignition-of-the-911-3-0-and-3-2/
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