V3 is same old opendeck non forged block.

From the research I did ages ago, only the 1st gen were forged & closed deck in the STI RA. V2 onwards were not forged and open deck. There is a table around on the www showing engine numbers/cars they were in/ and if they were forged or CD.

TBH even if you did grab a forged one, its now nearly 20 years old. Better off buying 207 short and slapping that in.

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