i know which one you are talking about... its the one that kinda has 2 legs and sits over the distributor...right?
anyway, while the idea is there, you'd be better off getting/making a cold air kit by replacing the air box that sits over the throttle body. the way your set up is right now, you need to be careful- any junk flying around under the hood could get blown into the throttle body, then into the motor....which is not fun times.
the part of the air box that everyone removes is the part before the MAF(?) sensor, the one holding the air filter. usually they install some kinda open cone element with some straight tubing. the tubing end is then attached to the throttle body, then eliminating the stock airboxes all together. should you go custom, the things get kinda tricky as you have to account for the sensors.
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'94 Chevy K1500, with stuff...needs more stuff