I have a TKO600 in my car and it's geared great. With a 3.54 rear end and the .64 5th, she'll cruise at 2000 rpm on the freeway, SWEET!
A TKO 5 speed has the same first 4 gear ratio's as a top loader, with an additional 5th gear OD!
Gets me 10mpg with a 600hp side oiler! SWEET!
Re-sale? If it really comes down to that, I could swap it out for a top loader for a couple of grand, and sell the TKO on ebay. Many of these cars run from $50,000 - $100,000+, a couple of grand to install a top loader doesn't sound like that big of a deal.
Besides, if I don't die behind the wheel of this thing, I'll just let my heirs worry about 're-sale' value. It would make a pretty nice coffin though!
jdog