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.