Yes hopefully the purolator issue gets cleared up, but if not oh well! :P

Yeah I always found it odd that they never included any tools at all, maybe its one way that they help keep the price down? regardless 340$ is an amazing deal on that buggy! considering redcats site lists it at 450$!

You're welcome! I've found those lipos to be great, run time will probably depend on how you drive, I've been getting about 15-20 mins.
Nope no need to remove the battery tray! thats the main reason I got those batteries, same dimensions as the stock ones so they'll fit fine, and with 60C have a lot more punch

Since you havent changed the connectors then those batteries would be great as they come with bullets I've also heard good things about the traxxas connectors if you're reluctant on using deans.