Arrangement for outboard motor

An outboard motor comprising an internal combustion engine, a protective cowling that surrounds the engine, the cowling comprising at least an upper portion and a lower portion, the engine comprising a cylinder block having a first cylinder bank and a second cylinder bank that are spaced apart from each other to form a V-configuration, each cylinder bank defining at least one cylinder bore, a cylinder head member enclosing one end of the cylinder bores, a crankcase member fixed at the other end of the cylinder block and enclosing the other end of the cylinder bores, the crankcase member forming a crankcase chamber, pistons positioned within the cylinder bores, a vertically extending crankshaft rotably journaled in the crankcase and connected to the pistons, the pistons, the cylinder bores, and the cylinder head member together defining combustion chambers and the cylinder block, the cylinder head member and the crankcase member together defining an engine body, a first air intake conduit communicating with a first set of intake ports that communicates with the combustion chambers of the first cylinder bank, the first set of intake ports being located on a starboard side of the first cylinder bank, the first air intake conduit extending from the first set of intake ports in a generally forward direction along a starboard side of the engine body, a second air intake conduit communicating with a second set of intake ports that communicate with the combustion chambers of the second cylinder bank, the second set of intake ports being located on a port side of the second cylinder bank, the second air intake conduit extending from the second set of intake ports in generally forward direction along the port side of the engine body, the first and second air intake conduits communicating with an intake silencer located in forward of the crankcase member which is located forward of the cylinder head member, the engine further comprising a starter motor, an electronic control unit and a fuel supply system, the fuel supply system comprising a vapor separator and a fuel injector, the starter motor, the electronic control unit, the vapor separator and the fuel injectors being located in a space defined between the intake silencer, the first air intake conduit, the second air intake conduit and the engine body.