A snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement, includes: a four-cycle engine arranged
in an engine compartment formed in the front body of a snowmobile with its crankshaft
laid substantially parallel to the body width and having a cylinder case inclined
forwards with respect to the vehicle's direction of travel. The engine employs
a dry sump oil supplying system and an oil tank separate from the engine is provided.
Another snowmobile four-cycle engine arrangement includes: a four-cycle engine
having a cylinder head at its top, arranged in the engine compartment and inclined
forwards with respect to the vehicle's direction of travel with an intake path
provided on the upper portion of the engine body. An intercooler for cooling the
intake air is arranged in a tunnel created inside the body frame for accommodating
a track belt.