driver's side, through the block.
It sits in a tube sticking out of the left side of the block between #5 & #7 cylinders.
Thru dipstick tube
The dipstick can rust if the pcv sytem is not working properly.
Compression ratio on a 1974 Chevy 350 in a Nova was 8.5:1.
350
The firing order of a 1974 Chevy 350 is 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
1998 BMV 350 oil dipstick location?
Older engines have the dipstick on the driver's side. There is a hole in the side of the block between 5 & 7. Newer ones have the dipstick tube in the passenger side of the oil pan.
No. Not without switching the cylinder heads. I think it was 89, Chevy came out with the 1st generation Vortec heads, which require a different intake.
check your rotor & pickup coil
8.5 to 1 compression is factory stock.
Most often, the length is 24 inches. I have seen some that are 27 inches though.