QUOTE(jeffdon @ May 12 2011, 11:05 AM)
Being half Italian, I gotta ask, what is an Italian Tune up?
Step One: Adjust your rear view mirror.
Then find a section of freeway with a long grade.
Run up the grade in top gear until you feel a slight miss. Back off just a little.
Repeat as needed. You'll probably find you need to attain higher and higher speeds as the process begins to work - See Step One.
Seriously - this was an OK technique 40 years ago, before platinum, iridium, palladium plugs, electronic ignition, and unleaded gas. Running the engine at high load (not high speed...) would burn off plug fouling that was the bane of high-performance cars like Ferrari and MFI Porsches driven around town.
This is a historic footnote. It does not apply to your car.
You have a cat and you're using unleaded gas. If you need new plugs and/or wires, put them in.
If you are using premium gas in a regular-gas car, that will account for high CO readings right there. Use no higher octane than is absolutely required to avoid detonation. If you want to go back to premium after you pass the test, be my guess, but other than _possibly_ having a better detergent package it's buying you nothing...
[Edit: I just saw - high HC and NO. Could be timing way too advanced...]