"Those china engines are crap"
**chucks out clone**
I have to disagree. I would agree with "Some china engines are crap" but saying all 49cc china engines are crap is a unjust generalization. We get perfect reliability out of ours, and I would have to infer I have some experience with them, considering I race them for 24 hours. We tune them for a 35:1 fuel-oil ratio, because we get more out of our allocated fuel (in theory), and it provides added engine protection. For one 50minute stint I did to get us into the top 10, I ran it hard enough to prevent starting for a half hour-no internal damage. They are a reliable workhorse if you treat them properly.
Just like every engine, if you run them into the ground, to an early grave their sent.