It's been my experience the shape of the exhaust port dictates the reliability of the engine. OEM cylinders with wide, square exhaust ports will catch the rings, A wide squared off exhaust port on a Cheetah Cub/DM will take out the intake bridge eventually. A cheap Chinese crank with the 29L rods have no reliability at all. It's best to use a builder, they will sell parts that are reliable and known to be good, along with port jobs that will last a lifetime.