Long answer? No/Yes. There's a thread on here discussing this style pump and where to get one for a good deal. In it a few people, including myself, ordered one on eBay during 2020-2021 and received a stock style pump with an anti-cavitation plate riveted to the impeller.
Everyone who did, and who contacted CVF, explained I was looking for a pump that had plugs for the heater and bypass instead of nipples and they were happy to exchange it free of charge for the style pictured. They explained that due to supply chain issues they had swaped pump suppliers temporarily.
I also bought one directly before I realized they offered it on eBay for half price and got the correct one.
