No they still feel punchy and ready to go, they just do everything easier due to the extra capacity
People go from a 2.6 to a stroker but no one goes from a stroker back to a 2.6
Nissan built a 2.6 due to the regulations they were running in while designing the r32 Gtr, but if you look at the nismo special models (400r, ztune) they have factory 2.8s in them. So even nismo can see the benefit of having the extra capacity