LITTLEFIELD HISTORY

From the 1960's his hobby was drag racing and from that Mert Littlefield has built one of the foremost supercharger manufacturing companies in the industry, founding Littlefield Superchargers in 1974. Now, 33 years later, the business has taken another step towards better serving their customers with the introduction of Littlefield Blowers.com
Littlefield Superchargers were there when a fuel Funny Car first smashed the 300 mile-per-hour barrier for the very first time, and also provided the power that propelled a fuel “flopper” into the four-second zone for the first time. In addition, Littlefield has long been the supercharger supplier for many past and present NHRA and IHRA champions.
Mert’s racing roots are deep, ranging from his days as a fuel Funny Car driver/owner to his current accomplishments behind the wheel of his NHRA National Event winning Top Alcohol Funny Car.

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Mert uses his own equipment for research and development of new products, so he directly understands the wants and needs of customers, and applies those requirements into current products. It is a never-ending process of research and information gathering.

Littlefield has brought a lot of ground breaking technology into the sport. He was one of the first to develop the 14-71 blower, and then went on to develop the 14-71 hi-helix supercharger. The hi-helix supercharger had a higher rate of rotor twist than other blowers, which meant that the unit could operate more efficiently at a higher rpm. Since older style superchargers became very inefficient beyond 8200 rpm, the hi-helix design surpassed that easily.

Mert has taken Littlefield Blowers into other markets than drag racing as well. Today the company is well diversified into tractor pulling, drag boats, offshore boats, monster trucks, street rods and just about everything else loud, fast and powerful.

Littlefield Blowers carries an extensive line of products besides superchargers. They produce their own line of manifolds, pulleys and related drive components on their in-house CNC equipment. They are also distributors for Gates Belts, Enderle, PFM, and RCD, among many others, which insures one stop shopping convenience. Their experienced staff can help you whether you're a local street rodder, sportsman or professional racer or even an international customer.

Every customer is important to Littlefield Blowers, and they pride themselves on service and satisfaction. Because every application of their product is unique and different they highly recommend calling and talking directly to a representative so they can put together your perfect application.

DRAG RACING IN THE 70's!

Mert Littlefield is one of the most respected blower manufacturers in all of drag racing. A Mert Littlefield blower is instantly recognizable by the small round yellow decal on the side of the blower. As long as Mert Littlefield has built superchargers, he has raced funny cars. Mert began with an ex-Mike Miller Dart he called the "Rapid Transit." The car was raced until 1971 with a new Charger body. Mert burned the to the ground, ending the "Rapid Transit" series. Littlefield built a new Vega in 1972 with his new partner Sublett. Mert began to have his first success in nitro racing with the new car. That success led to the sponsorship with the U.S. Air Force in 1974. The sponsorship was not the size of Don Prudhomme?s Army, Tom McEwen?s Navy, or Mickey Thompson?s U.S. Marines deals, however.

The Air Force deal did allow the Littlefield & Sublett team to tour for the first time in their career. The new 1974 Vega had all the latest parts. The known best times for the car were a 6.77 at 215 according to Draglist files. The U.S. Air Force sponsorship only lasted until 1975 and Littlefield began driving the Bays & Rupert Cuda. A retirement from racing lasted until 1982 when Mert partnered with Richard Bays on a new Charger. The car's most famous pass was a fiery crash at the 1984 Winternationals at Pomona that was shown on television and in magazines nationwide. Littlefield and Bays rebuilt and finished the year. The team split up but Littlefield returned with an alcohol funny car. Mert has enjoyed his greatest success in TA/FC racing, winning several nationals events. (Photo from 70s Funny Cars files; info from Draglist files)

Any questions about kits, parts, installations or services are welcome. Contact Bishop by phone at  866-867-8324 or e-mail bishop@bishopsales.com and we will respond promptly. If you're in the neighborhood, then drop by the shop at 1130 West 15th Street North Vancouver BC and we will gladly give you a tour of our facilities, but beware – there may be a Monster and ferocious horsepower beasts in our shop when you visit! We really love to share the fun with other performance enthusiasts who want to take their cars to the next level of performance, appearance and handling!

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