I like the choice. I think that it looks like it belongs there, at least to the untrained eye. It's a plain, metal canister filter with screw-in fittings which appears old school to me. That filter probably flows/cleans better than an OE type too.
Plus, if he was going for an all original appearance, he would have used rubber lines and clamps, no? This is a well-executed interpretation.
Hard to image why guys would pick this apart for any reason.
