# Engine Porting, Which Carbides to use? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 9, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-porting-which-carbides-to-use/200059 "2008-10-09T06:25:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![The1SloR\_T](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/the1slor_t/32/5984_2.png) [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-porting-which-carbides-to-use/200059/4 "2008-10-09T11:16:36Z")
> [@11/6 Buffalo Wild Wings + \*Drunk D\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-6-buffalo-wild-wings-drunk-d/38205/20): > > First find yourself a flexible extension, it’ll make some areas (like deshrouding / transitioning) far easier. Are you sure you know where to port and shape? Depending on WHERE you remove material you can actually lose power. im not porting it, I just want to gasket match the intake side of the head since Im having a custom box intake manifold made for me and he is also gasket matching it. when i port it I’ll just send it out to AMM Fabrications --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/engine-porting-which-carbides-to-use/200059)._