Water Pump on Serpentine Kit

[53burb]

I have a SBC with a short water pump in the standard V8 position in my Burb. If I use a serpentine kit, is it best to remove the fan shroud?? I assume the serpentine setups all use the long water pump. Is this correct?? My current setup uses a fan clutch and the fan is just inside the shroud, not half in, half out like recommended, but thats another story. Also, is it recommended to go to a 8" balancer, since the 6" balancer would not be required for the new PS pump??