From what i have read on here of your setup, there are two factors playing here. IMO this mod is only preventing your ecu from dropping into the low octane(knock) map. R&R is basically cells in the mapping that do exactly that, and when you increase the airflow(at relatively low/mid rpm's it hits these cells. Coincidently these cells are where the knock detect is enabled, where it isnt at the higher rpm's. IMO there is another function in the ecu which detects excessive AFM voltage rise rate, and also exhibits similar traits to R&R, which is what results in the sawtooth power graph you see when you turn the boost up on a stock ecu.
Have you tried having the knock sensors on a switch, so they can be off when its warming up, and then turn them on once its warm. I believe it wouldn't change your power output, as its your other tricks that are giving oyu the power. As SK said this is merely fooling the ecu into believing there is no knock, so if there is no knock, in theory there should be the same outcome.