I'd guess it's your stock governor mechanism working as designed by the factory, to reduce high RPM power. At about 4000RPM in a 1.6lTD at least, that's when the governor intermediate spring starts to kick in, which noticeably reduces power output.
in the following G-tech plots, the stock govenor ('84 1.6lTD) is shown in blue.
(modified governor shown in black.) Note that changes in power between the 2 curves below 4000rpm are due only to inconsistent environmental factors (air pressure, temperature, etc) and possibly air intake manifold or fuel temperature differences. IE: under more scientific test conditions, the power between stock and modified governor plots below 4000RPM should be the same. But the plot is useful nonetheless to see the different relative shapes of the power curves.