I think the game plan should be to "fix" whatever is wrong with the motor now, i.e. the sharp fall off in power. Afterwards you can go on the hunt for more bhp. To do otherwise will not provide you the results you're expecting. If you indeed have an exhaust blockage, fixing that could very well boost the power numbers to were you expect them, with no further changes what so ever.
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