[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by The Great Fumar

I was told that If you are accelerating very fast and you take it out of gear your RPM.S will race over the red line of the engine and the only CLICK AND CLACK you will hear is your Rods going through the side of the engine block...........Just hold it in a straight line and turn off the key.... this is only an opinion and not necessarily mine...........Now if this is a Prius , then all bets are off, JUST UNPLUG IT !!!

In today's paper it said to NOT turn off the key. You will lose your power brakes and power steering. They also said that the new engines can take the high RPMs that result when you switch into neutral.