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1. A cooling system, comprising: a primary radiator, located proximate to an engine, having an engine-side, which is the side of the primary radiator closest to the engine and a front-side, which is the side of the primary radiator opposite the engine-side of the primary radiator;the primary radiator comprising an upper stepped tank, comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the upper stepped tank is wider than the non-stepped section, the upper stepped tank located at the top of the primary radiator, the uppe...
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A cooling system, comprising: a primary radiator, located proximate to an engine, having an engine-side, which is the side of the primary radiator closest to the engine and a front-side, which is the side of the primary radiator opposite the engine-side of the primary radiator;the primary radiator comprising an upper stepped tank, comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the upper stepped tank is wider than the non-stepped section, the upper stepped tank located at the top of the primary radiator, the upper stepped tank comprising an engine-side inlet, located at the stepped section and on the engine-side of the primary radiator, and a front-side outlet, also located at the stepped section and on the front-side of the primary radiator, and a lower stepped tank, comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the lower stepped tank is wider than the non-stepped section, the lower stepped tank located at the bottom of the primary radiator, the stepped section of the lower stepped tank comprising a front-side inlet and an engine-side outlet, both located at the stepped section of the lower stepped tank, and a radiator core, the radiator core cutout in a stepped shape configured to be joined to both the stepped section of the upper stepped tank and the stepped section of the lower stepped tank and connected, physically and fluidically, to the upper stepped tank and the lower stepped tank, wherein the radiator core comprises a plurality of ports fluidically connecting the upper stepped tank and the lower stepped tank;a supplemental radiator, facing the front-side of the primary radiator and located away from the engine-side of the primary radiator, having an upper side located at the top of the supplemental radiator and a lower side located at the bottom of the supplemental radiator, the supplemental radiator comprising an upper supplemental tank located at the upper side of the supplemental radiator, the upper supplemental tank comprising an upper supplemental tank inlet, facing the front-side of the primary radiator and located opposite the front-side outlet of the upper stepped tank of the primary radiator, the supplemental radiator also comprising a lower supplemental tank located at the lower side of the supplemental radiator, the lower supplemental tank comprising a lower supplemental tank outlet facing the front-side of the primary radiator and located opposite the front-side inlet of the lower stepped tank of the primary radiator, and the supplemental radiator also comprising a supplemental core connected, physically and fluidically, to the upper supplemental tank and the lower supplemental tank;a first hose fluidically connecting the front-side outlet of the primary radiator to the upper supplemental tank inlet; anda second hose fluidically connecting the front-side inlet of the primary radiator to the lower supplemental tank outlet. 2. The cooling system described in claim 1 wherein the primary radiator is a down-flow radiator. 3. The cooling system described in claim 1 wherein the supplemental radiator is a down-flow radiator. 4. The cooling system described in claim 1 wherein the first hose comprises a manual control valve. 5. The cooling system described in claim 1 wherein the first hose comprises an automatic control valve. 6. The cooling system described in claim 1 wherein the supplemental radiator is a double down-flow regulator. 7. The cooling system described in claim 1, wherein the supplemental radiator further comprises an upper supplemental tank outlet and a lower supplemental tank inlet, and further comprising a tertiary radiator comprising an upper tertiary tank, the upper tertiary tank comprising an upper tertiary tank inlet, a lower tertiary tank, the lower tertiary tank comprising a lower tertiary tank outlet, and a tertiary core connected, physically and fluidically, to the upper tertiary tank and the lower tertiary tank; a third hose fluidically connecting the upper supplemental tank outlet of the supplemental radiator to the upper tertiary tank inlet; anda fourth hose fluidically connecting the lower supplemental tank inlet of the supplemental radiator to the lower tertiary tank outlet. 8. The cooling system described in claim 1, further comprising a radiator shroud, wherein the radiator shroud physically connects the primary radiator to the secondary radiator. 9. The cooling system described in claim 8, further comprising a fan, wherein the fan pushes air over the core of the supplemental radiator and into the radiator shroud. 10. The cooling system described in claim 8, further comprising an internal fan located within the radiator shroud, wherein the internal fan directs airflow through the supplemental radiator and then through the primary radiator. 11. A cooling system, comprising: a primary cross-flow radiator, located proximate to an engine, having an engine-side, which is the side of the primary cross-flow radiator closest to the engine and a front-side, which is the side of the primary cross-flow radiator opposite the engine-side of the primary cross-flow radiator;the primary cross-flow radiator comprising a stepped cross-flow outlet tank comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the stepped cross-flow outlet tank is wider than the non-stepped section, and a stepped cross-flow inlet tank, comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the stepped cross-flow inlet tank is wider than the non-stepped section, the stepped cross-flow inlet tank comprising an engine-side inlet, located on the engine-side of the primary cross-flow radiator, and a front-side outlet, located at the stepped section and on the front-side of the primary cross-flow radiator, and the stepped cross-flow outlet tank comprising a front side inlet, located at the stepped section and on the front-side of the primary cross-flow radiator and an engine-side outlet, located on the engine-side of the primary cross-flow radiator, and a cross-flow radiator core, the cross-flow radiator core cutout in a stepped shape configured to be joined to both the stepped sections of the cross-flow outlet tank and the stepped section of the cross-flow inlet tank and connected, physically and fluidically, to the stepped cross-flow outlet tank and the stepped cross-flow inlet tank, wherein the cross-flow radiator core comprises a plurality of ports fluidically connecting the cross-flow outlet tank and the cross-flow inlet tank;a supplemental cross-flow radiator, facing the front-side of the primary cross-flow radiator and located away from the engine-side of the primary cross-flow radiator, comprising a cross-flow supplemental outlet tank comprising a supplemental outlet tank outlet, facing the front-side of the primary cross-flow radiator and located opposite the front-side inlet of cross-flow supplemental outlet tank of the primary cross-flow radiator, and a cross-flow supplemental inlet tank comprising a supplemental inlet tank inlet, facing the front-side of the primary cross-flow radiator and located opposite the front-side outlet of the cross-flow inlet tank of the primary cross-flow radiator, and a supplemental cross-flow core connected, physically and fluidically, to the cross-flow supplemental outlet tank and the crossflow supplemental inlet tank;a first hose fluidically connecting the front-side outlet of the primary cross-flow radiator to the supplemental inlet tank inlet of the supplemental cross-flow radiator; anda second hose fluidically connecting the front-side inlet of the primary cross-flow radiator to the supplemental outlet tank outlet of the supplemental cross-flow radiator. 12. The cooling system described in claim 11 wherein the first hose comprises a manual control valve. 13. The cooling system described in claim 11 wherein the first hose comprises an automatic control valve. 14. The cooling system described in claim 11 wherein the supplemental cross-flow radiator is a double cross-flow radiator. 15. The cooling system described in claim 11, wherein the supplemental cross-flow inlet tank of the supplemental cross-flow radiator further comprises a supplemental cross-flow tank outlet and the supplemental cross-flow outlet tank of the supplemental cross-flow radiator further comprises a supplemental cross-flow tank inlet, the cooling system further comprising a tertiary crossflow radiator comprising a tertiary cross-flow inlet tank, the tertiary cross-flow inlet tank comprising a tertiary cross-flow tank inlet, a tertiary cross-flow outlet tank, the tertiary cross-flow outlet tank comprising a tertiary cross-flow tank outlet, and a tertiary cross-flow core connected, physically and fluidically, to the tertiary crossflow inlet tank and the tertiary cross-flow outlet tank; a third hose fluidically connecting the supplemental cross-flow tank outlet of the supplemental cross-flow radiator to the tertiary cross-flow tank inlet; anda fourth hose fluidically connecting the supplemental cross-flow tank inlet of the supplemental cross-flow radiator to the tertiary cross-flow tank outlet. 16. The cooling system described in claim 11, further comprising a radiator shroud, wherein the radiator shroud physically connects the primary cross-flow radiator to the supplemental cross-flow radiator. 17. The cooling system described in claim 16, further comprising a fan, wherein the fan pushes air over the supplemental cross-flow core of the supplemental cross-flow radiator and into the radiator shroud. 18. The cooling system described in claim 16, further comprising an internal fan located within the radiator shroud, wherein the internal fan directs airflow through the supplemental cross-flow radiator and then through the primary cross-flow radiator. 19. A method for using a cooling system, the method comprising: providing the cooling system, comprising: a primary radiator, having an engine-side, which is the side of the primary radiator closest to an engine and a front-side, which is the side of the primary radiator opposite the engine-side of the primary radiator; the primary radiator comprising an upper stepped tank, comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the upper stepped tank is wider than the non-stepped section, the upper stepped tank located at the top of the primary radiator, the stepped section of the upper stepped tank comprising an engine-side inlet, located on the engine-side of the primary radiator and a front-side outlet, located on the front-side of the primary radiator, and a lower stepped tank, comprising a stepped section and a non-stepped section, wherein the stepped section of the lower stepped tank is wider than the non-stepped section, the lower stepped tank located at the bottom of the primary radiator, the stepped section of the lower stepped tank comprising a front-side inlet and an engine-side outlet, and a radiator core, the radiator core cutout in a stepped shape configured to be joined to both the stepped section of the upper stepped tank and the stepped section of the lower stepped tank and connected, physically and fluidically, to the upper stepped tank and the lower stepped tank, wherein the radiator core comprises a plurality of ports fluidically connecting the upper stepped tank and the lower stepped tank; a supplemental radiator, facing the front-side of the primary radiator and located away from the engine-side of the primary radiator, having an upper side located at the top of the supplemental radiator and a lower side located at the bottom of the supplemental radiator, the supplemental radiator comprising an upper supplemental tank, located at the upper side of the supplemental radiator, the upper supplemental tank comprising an upper supplemental tank inlet, facing the front-side of the primary radiator and located opposite the front-side outlet of the upper stepped tank of the primary radiator, the supplemental radiator also comprising a lower supplemental tank located at the lower side of the supplemental radiator, the lower supplemental tank comprising a lower supplemental tank outlet facing the front-side of the primary radiator and located opposite the front-side inlet of the lower stepped tank of the primary radiator, and the supplemental radiator also comprising a supplemental core connected, physically and fluidically, to the upper supplemental tank and the lower supplemental tank; a first hose fluidically connecting the front-side outlet of the primary radiator to the upper supplemental tank inlet; and a second hose fluidically connecting the front-side inlet of the primary radiator to the lower supplemental tank outlet;providing and locating the engine on the engine side of the primary radiator, the engine comprising a coolant inlet configured to allow a coolant to flow into the engine and a coolant outlet configured to allow the coolant to flow out from the engine to be cooled by air;providing the coolant;fluidically connecting the coolant outlet of the engine to the engine-side inlet of the upper stepped tank of the primary radiator and fluidically connecting the engine-side outlet of the lower stepped tank of the primary radiator to the coolant inlet of the engine;circulating the coolant from the engine, through the coolant outlet of the engine, into the upper stepped tank of the primary radiator, through the engine-side inlet of the primary radiator, from the upper stepped tank of the primary radiator through the front side outlet of the primary radiator into the upper supplemental tank of the supplemental radiator, through the supplemental core to the lower supplemental tank, through the lower supplemental tank outlet and into the front-side inlet of the lower stepped tank of the primary radiator and from the lower stepped tank of the primary radiator into the coolant inlet of the engine through the engine-side outlet of the lower stepped tank of the primary radiator.
