and the engine components were specifically designed to handle the rapid bursts of acceleration associated with drag racing.

Hemi. That's pretty much all you need to ... but it may be best known as the engine found in 1965 drag racers like the Dodge ...

who suggested to Hurst that building a mid-engine Barracuda would make it quicker off the line, courtesy of more weight over the drive wheels. Brock even came up with the name, Hemi Under Glass.