Pet Peaves in Mechanic's Lingo

3/4 cam
i had read early circle tracks were 3/4 mi.
a 3/4 cam was one ground to perform on those tracks.
but i don't know myself.

Funny, I have heard of the 3/4 cam too, but never understood what that means....My dads 66 Cuda has a 273 and when dad was young he had a hotter cam installed, he always said it was a "3/4 racing cam" lol