Do the current political issues about emission standards have you concerned? What will they mean to us? Are we all going to be driving less with under-powered engines? Will we be paying high gasoline taxes or fees for driving at all? Laws are being passed in the UK right now that restrict certain driving and impose heavy charges for driving in specific places.

By all means, we have a very urgent and personal stake in this. Many of us enjoy the open road. Yes, Americans do have a love affair with the automobile.

But there is a backlash forming in certain segments of society against driving.

This is part of the intense and polarized rhetoric in the news media and by politicians. Of course no sane person wants air pollution. And no one wants to disregard it.

Air pollution is mainly a product of the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds which leave behind carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, nitrous oxide and more (read, burned fossil fuel waste). They’re released into the atmosphere by various means. But internal combustion engines are clearly in the sights of the big guns of clean air.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Let me explain why.

There is a product that has been around for more than thirty years that can make a huge reduction in exhaust emissions. Yet it’s virtually a secret; almost unknown among the public because it has not been advertised or mass marketed.

The reason it cuts exhaust emissions is simply because it reduces engine friction so much that it enables a gas or diesel engine to burn its fuel more completely and efficiently. The important thing is that this in itself eliminates a very significant portion of exhaust emission. I will document that in just a moment. But first let me tell you about it.

The late Bill Williams, an engineer in the aviation industry, invented a compound to make aircraft engines run better and fly farther. He named it Microlon. And he got Microlon approved by the FAA it in 1978.

Pilots and aviation mechanics loved the results they got with Microlon. High-tech machinists in the aircraft industry learned about it. It was a wonder-formula for machine tooling.

In fact, Frank Lindsey, Manager of Machining Operations at MOOG, Inc., Aerospace Division, said “. . . this will result in the most significant gains in overall productivity since the introduction of carbide tooling." Quite a statement. Quite a claim. And it is true.

Mr. Lindsey predicted, "There will certainly be some problems in getting "less than progressive" companies to "share the trade secret" of the application of Microlon.”

Well, Mr. Lindsey’s prediction came true. It did remain a “trade secret.” Those who used it knew it was far beyond anything else available. Competition and tight lips kept it a secret.

One of its attributes, a side-effect, is that is also significantly increases horsepower. So it wasn’t long before Formula Racing mechanics, and then NASCAR mechanics, learned of it. And they kept it a secret for the same reasons. It made them look like geniuses, like magicians. They won races with it. So what in the world is Microlon?

First, Microlon is not a lubricant or a fuel additive. Microlon is a metal treatment for engines that significantly reduces the friction of an engine’s metal moving parts. As Microlon is introduced into an engine it cleans the varnishes and “gunk” build-up off the metal and then, by the heat of the engine itself, embeds Microlon resin into every microscopic declivity, tool mark, and imperfection on the surfaces of every metal moving part. Permanently, for the life of the engine.

The embedded Microlon resin makes the surfaces super-slick. This enables the engine to run much easier. So it requires less power to move your vehicle, therefore, less fuel. Think about it. With the engine being clean and low-friction, its operation improves so much that it simply burns the fuel much more efficiently, meaning less exhaust emission. The result is less gas used and much cleaner exhaust created. And if you want it, more horsepower, too.

To document the facts about reduced emissions, here is the wording directly from the EPA’s test findings of the Environmental Protection Agency 511 Test Program, published Federal Register. “[The use of Microlon caused] the reduction of Hydrocarbons by 24.9%; the reduction of Carbon Dioxide by 43.8%; and, the reduction of Nitrous Oxide by 21.4%.” There is a footnote in the study that says significant gas savings occurred, but measurement of that was not the purpose of the test.

And there’s more. Porsche AG also tested the effects of Microlon on its Porsche 928 with the following results: “Hydrocarbons were reduced by 40.3%; Carbon Dioxide was reduced by 62.6%; and Nitrous Oxide was reduced by 20%.” “Gas mileage increased by 9.8%.” As this was a private, proprietary test, nothing else was revealed. (Porsche AG, Culver City, California, Kurt Meier's office, Volkswagen of America, Western Region.)

Microlon is an astounding product. As Casey Stengel ended his arguments: “You can look it up!”

Reduced exhaust emissions are important and more stringent laws on vehicle emissions are coming fast. Many are slated for 2010. Microlon puts us ahead of the curve to meet these new standards. It increases gas or diesel mileage. And it greatly reduces exhaust emissions with either fuel.

Emissions reduction is crucial. But Microlon proves that it doesn’t have to come at the price of less horsepower.