ok, lets get a few things straight. it is not illegal in japan to have more than 276hp (or 280, depending on which method is being used), it is just heavilly taxed, just like having an engine over 2000cc. the 22b used an ej20 bored out to 2.2L that made ~350bhp/~300 lb/ft of torque. with the STi, they are often refered to by version # instead of year, kind of like refering to a MY98 M3 as an E36, although there are less differences in the STi versions. the version 5 and 6 were the last two of the GC8, and that is where our front facias come from. there were also specialty versions of the STi called the Type RA. these were basically GrN cars built by the factory. in fact, at the 100 Acre Wood Clubrally Nat'l Championships this past weekend, an STi v5 Type RA took 3rd. its my bet that the people calling an STi a "type V" are combining the version number and the race version designation. also, there is a Forrester STi v.2 Type M out in Japan right now.