Intake perfect fit without gaskets.

Mine fit perfect with out gaskets so I used the steel shim gaskets in my gasket set. Sprayed them with a little permatex and silicone on the China walls. No leaks after 10 years. Cast heads and intake though.
I’m glad yours worked out. Certainly an option but I would have to enlarge my steel gaskets’ port openings. The ones I have are smaller ports than the gasket I port matched to. I’ve thought about cutting a paper gasket out to match and dressing each side with a thin coat of black permatex, but the question remains; what does the paper gasket add?