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If it is the stock header it should be on the passenger side  near where it bolts to the head. I have also seen a pipe tack welded to the header  on the passenger side . The pipe isn't welded solid it must allow a little air flow around it . Copy this description into eBay and it shows the pipe sticking out. 

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If you look from the bottom of the car where the passenger side pipe comes out of the head you will see the tube that sticks out pointing to the front of the car. The tube from the air cleaner slides on there with the clamp that was mentioned  in the other post by Bennie.

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On 12/24/2019 at 8:00 AM, DaveT said:

Generally. ..  starting at the air cleaner,  it should angle back and to the side, then  turn down toward the exhaust pipe.  The should be a heat sheild with. Pipe stub, same size as the one on the air  cleaner. . Thanks. I think the stub you are talking about is missing and i thought the same

 

 

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On 12/26/2019 at 12:05 PM, mkoch said:

Make sure the stub the pre heater hose connects to is a true air heater.

 

Many aftermarket y pipes just put a dummy pipe there.

A what? All the aftermarket Y pipe needs is a pipe welded to the RHS exhaust that drops from the header pipe. This pipe only needs to have two decent tack welds to hold it on. Heat will transfer very easily to the intake air charge. 

This system is only used a low revs, so it’s not like it needs to be sucking pure hot air at a great rate of knots, nor would you want it to be once the engine is at full operating temp. 

 Cheers 

Bennie

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There is a temperature controled air valve in the air cleaner that selects the heated air or the regular under hood inlet.  And when the air is cold,  you do want a real amountil of warmed air going into the intake.  It helps when the engine is cold, and when the conditions are right for carburetor icing.  Low temps, high humidity and light throttle can combine to make ice in the air path.

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