there wont be a massive difference. i would _guess_ around 5-10kw MAX. not enough to worry about, just keep an eye out for any pinging on hot days. only way to really confirm would be to dyno it.
as for the speed limiter, yes there should be a way. you'd be better off consulting suby specific forums though. the big US forums may not be much help, but there's a fair few imports in the UK so maybe have a look for UK based sites if no luck locally.
as an aside, on my 96 maxima removing the limiter is as simple as snipping a single wire in the ECU loom from memory. even then i don't think the NZ-new spec models have it anyway, might just be the jap-spec ceffys.