I use temp gauges. So sue me!
I like to know how much the temps are. I also like to compare between one prop and another. Between one glow plug and another. Between one fuel and another. Between one day and another. Between one click on the needle and two. As Bill said, between one cylinder and another. Why not?
Once the engine is in the air flying, those ground temps don't matter. But it sure as hell does when you have the engine on a test stand and are breaking it in! [sm=thumbup.gif]